A Paralyzing Betrayal

“Yes.”

And then she passed out.

Her head dropped to the side. Her hand went limp in mine. Her body stopped trembling.

That was it.

That was the final fucking straw.

“You’re so dead.”

She tried to crawl backward. “Wait…please..”

“Who sent you?”

Her eyes flicked toward the door, then back to me. “You wouldn’t understand.”

I yanked her up by the hair. “Try me.”

She winced. Her lips trembled