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The next day, Brittany came back crying.
She was bruised and beaten, and her eyes were swollen.
Looking at her test results, she started sobbing again.
I thought she would make a big deal out of it and hurt Chad.
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But nothing happened. She wiped her tears, and
she did her makeup before starting her stream.
She was hiding something.
I went on a walk and heard Brittany yelling.
“Are you even a man! Are you really going to
threaten women like that for money?!”
“Whatever…I’ll just do what you say…”
I didn’t stay to listen to her.
If any girl is hurt in a relationship, they need to fight back.
If I hadn’t been hurt so badly last time, I might
have tried to help her again.
But I wasn’t going to be a people–pleaser.
I got ready for bed.
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“Sarah! You won a national award!!”
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Kayla came in, not even caring about Brittany,
and put the phone in my face.
“You’re so great!”
Brittany was selling a sob story, but she
stopped the stream and grabbed the phone.
Looking at my name on the list, she started shaking.
Even though she was trying to hide it, I could see the jealousy and anger in her eyes.
She was always like that, shifting her mistakes on to other people.
She and Chad hadn’t been together the last
time because I had made her see a doctor.
She had a gross face and now she was a victim
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again because I hadn’t told her about her
condition.
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Brittany slammed the phone into Kayla’s chest,
and Kayla dropped the phone.
The mouse in the cage next to me got startled.
Brittany noticed the cage, then stormed out.
Looking at the mouse, I had an idea.
