What kind of sick, heartless monster doesn’t shed a single tear when their mother’s gone? Thank God we got rid of Rhea. You know Xavier’s going to leave you. In her absence, Georgia’s taunts rushed to fill the void, and without my pride to keep me upright, I was suddenly so, so tired. I closed my eyes and tried to breathe through the rapid patter of my heart. I hated how I’d taken her bait before I cut her off with the Bentley recording. I hated how transparent I was to her, and how deeply her words cut when I should’ve been immune. I’d known she was trying to hurt me, and I’d let her do it
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