The Fake Empire
“Unfollowed.”
“Same,” Maya said quietly, unlocking her own screen. She scrolled, tapped, then looked up with a small, firm nod. “Gone.”
The Haz and Jenna did the same. Jenna even blocked him for good measure.
I blinked in surprise, caught off guard. “You don’t have to—”
“Yes, we do,” Jenna cut in. “He doesn’t get to hurt you and still have us smiling at his posts like nothing happened. No way.”
Something hot flickered in my chest something like gratitude, something like relief. My friends’ loyalty was loud, fierce, undeniable.