Scars of Love
Like a caged storm, back and forth, sneakers squeaking against the polished floor before furious and sudden spinning around to face me.
"Talk," he snapped then added more softly, pleading, "Nat, please. What happened?"
I found it hard to breathe. My fingers twisted in my lap until my knuckles hurt. The shame was suffocating but Eddie's eyes were demanding the truth.
"It was... that night," my voice was barely audible. "The Lawson party."
His shoulders stiffened. "Nat. Who?"
The name burned on my lips, but holding it inside was going to eat me alive.
"Jake."