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The pain, God, the pain in

How could he say those things? How could he even think the at that TV like a man possessed, ready to explode Screa in his eyes when he toldwhen he asked ony on his face when I lied

I gasp and clutch at my chest

God, someone rip this out ofanymore

"Brooke, sweetie, are you okay?"

I hear Billy’s voice hours later, after the darkness rolls intoto see through the tears Light fro I squint, focusing on Joey’s face as he sits besideon?" Joey asks, studyingmy shoulder "And what the hell is that out there on the TV? Is that you?"

I coverinto my hands

How do I still have any tears left?

"Oh, no What happened?" Joey rubs ht?"

I sit up and draw ainst h it’s pointless New tears fall

"Yes, we got into a fight A huge fucking fight He found that disc in my room and he watched it All of it I didn’t know until it was too late I forgot I even had it"

Joey’s eyes go wide "Frouy?"

"Yes!" I shriek Thank you! Both o! Mason accusedout He said I only cared about fucking and since I wasn’t getting it from him, I probably went somewhere else" My lip tre and feeling that pain in the center ofinside me "He was so mad, and mean God, he was ue and shaking my head

No No, I won’t say it Don’t even think it

Whore

My eyes sting

"You know he didn’tat the knot in his tie "He was reacting, Brooke How I’m sure a lot of us would react if hat he saw He loves you"

"It still doesn’t make it acceptable," Joey snaps He waves a hand in my direction "Look at her Look at how upset she is"