One Day to Bury the Truth
Before I could open my mouth to explain, Chloe shouted out in mock astonishment, “Gross! Her filthiness burns my eyes. I’ve seen trashy people before, but I’ve never seen anyone ruin themselves to this extent. This is sickening.”
Amidst the wave of foul insults, Greg looked at me with disgust and shoved me hard, sending me crashing to the floor. Then, he grabbed a bottle of high-proof liquor from the table and poured it directly over my chest.
“How dare you show up in front of me looking like this? Fine, I’ll play the good guy for once and give you a proper disinfection!”
I clenched my fists tight, tears finally betraying me and bursting from my eyes.
I wanted to say, Greg, do you have any i