Embarrassed Under the Bed
Language: en
The night Nate skipped class to meet the girl who broke me, I was trapped downstairs, forced to listen to every sound. "Does Leila do this for you?" A low grunt from him, then his sharp voice as he gripped her chin. "Stella, if Leila ever finds out, you're dead." Stella laughed, a sound like broken glass, before her lips met his. "Then I’ll die happy." Through the flickering window light, I saw their tangled silhouettes. Stella had led the bullying in middle school, relentless, carving depression into my soul. Those three years were the darkest chapter of my life, ending with me framed and…