KISS OF HIS BETRAYAL
Blood smeared the path behind me, but I didn’t stop.
Until someone yanked my arm.
“Damn it, what is wrong with you? I’ve been honking, calling your name, running behind you. Your feet are bleeding, for God’s sake!”
His scolding didn’t register. I just collapsed into his arms, hugging him, all my walls shattering. I sobbed like a child — loud, messy, broken. The pain, the betrayal, the hurt — it all came flooding back.
“Ja… Jake… he… D… he betrayed me… he…” I couldn’t speak. I bawled, incoherent.