Taking the Heat
“The scene had been cut and stitched together beautifully. If I hadn’t been there, I wouldn’t have known it didn’t happen that way either.
Receding into myself, I hugged my arms to my chest and lowered my head. I heard Miles talking from a distance, but the words didn’t reach my brain. People began to clear out of the bungalow and I let them go.
Finally, I looked up. Besides the ever-present Greg, the only person left was Chris.
‘Are we gonna yell?’ I asked in a small voice.
‘No,’ said Chris, sounding flat and empty. It was worse than if he screamed; he sounded like he’d given up.
‘That wasn’t how it went down,’ I said, the words feeble.
‘I’m sure.’ ‘Well, you’re rich.’ ‘I am.’ ‘What happened to “no more secrets”?’ Even though I was too tired and drained to feel much of anything, the hurt at his lack of trust poured in through my cracked edges.
He sighed. ‘We were talking about you, not me.’ ‘Well, that’s not a very open relationship.’ Chris finally sparked up a little.
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