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One Step from Ruin

Author: Damilare
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-06-04 07:02:49

Jason waited for me in the garage.

It was nearly midnight. The heat of the day still clung to the concrete walls like sweat, and the only light came from the half-shuttered bulb dangling above us.

He didn’t say anything at first. He just stood beside the workbench, arms folded, jaw tight.

When I stepped in, the door behind me clicked closed.

That sound felt final.

“You still think I don’t know?” he asked.

I didn’t reply.

He looked me over, eyes sharp, and for a moment, I thought I saw something softer flicker in him, something like disbelief. Maybe even hurt.

But it passed.

“You think I’m blind? That I wouldn’t notice the way she looks at you?” He moved closer. “Or the way you disappear at night when I’m asleep? The rooms that smell like her perfume when she’s supposed to be alone?”

I stayed quiet.

“What did you do, Ethan?” he demanded, voice shaking.

“What you wouldn’t,” I said.

He blinked.

Then, without warning, he slammed his hand against the metal shelf beside him.

“You son of a …
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