My vision blurs as thoughts rush back to me. The sounds… They were so loud. “Snap out of it!” I scold, slapping myself across the face, my eyes widening with the impact. The pain sends a sharp thrill of awareness through me, immediately clearing my head. Coping mechanisms for the win. Who the fuck does Whaley think he is? Fucking me and then abandoning me? He can’t abandon me. He can’t leave me alone after what we shared. He can’t just toss me aside and forget about me. I won’t fucking let him.
