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Because I almost can’t believe it, I flip the manila envelope back over and just to make sure… yes, it’s addressed to Jayce

But why in the fuck would Jerico ever be sending this to Jayce?

Tears well up inon between Jerico and my brother, and I’ve apparently been a pawn in it all I pick up a DVD, but I don’t knohat to do with it I have to assume it’s eithersex in the club

I stand there… just blankly staring now at the top photograph, feeling my entire body start to turn inward fros I had loved doing them, because I was in a safe environment

And all along… I was never safe at all

“Trista” I hear Jerico’s voice and look up to see hi toward me His eyes flick down to the stack of photos and the envelope in my hand, and then back up to me They’re filled ariness and unease

“You son of a bitch,” I whisper, my throat too constricted with a et out much more than that

“It’s not what it seems,” he says hastily as he puts his hands out in aatready to bolt

My voice is still low, barely audible but now it quakes with fury “It looks like you were going to mail sex photos to my brother”

“I was, but I changedhis hands out “If you’ll just let me explain—”

“I don’t want to hear a fucking thing you’ve got to say,” I yell at hi you could say that would justify this”

“I know,” he yells back at h his hair, he says, “I know But at least give me the chance”

“You don’t deserve it,” I say as I spin fro the stack of vile photos in my arms

“I hate your brother,” Jerico calls after me, and I falter Then I coht this would be a way to hurt hie That’s not a justification, it’s just the reason I was going to do it It had nothing to do with you, and I never wanted you to get hurt But I changedJayce wasn’t worth hurting you”