smug self-satisfaction. “Besides, I know all about that sexy piece of ass you’ve been getting lately.”
“What the fuck are you talking about?”
“Anna. I know all about her big tits and that fine ass,” he said, licking his lips lasciviously.
“You’d better watch it or I’m going to mess you the fuck up,” I said, getting quickly to my feet. There was a lot of shit I could take, but not that. When that piece of human trash actually spoke Anna’s name, I thought I was going to explode.
“Whoa, hey man, calm down,” Jordan said, touching me on the shoulder. “He’s just trying to get to you.”
“Yeah, and I’m going to get to him. Right through his fucking skull,” I said, pushing Jordan’s hand off of me.
“What’s the matter?” Nathaniel asked. “Don’t like it when other people talk about your little slut?”
“That’s it!” I shouted, and lunged at him. It took both Wayne and Jordan to hold me back. “I’ll rip your fucking head off!”
“Dude, calm down,” said Wayne. “He’s just trying to mess with your head because he knows you’ve got a fight tonight.”
“Yeah, maybe that’s it,” said Nathaniel. “Or maybe I know more about your little slut than you do.”
“Just let him go,” Wayne said as I started to lunge again. Nathaniel started walking toward the door, and I wanted with every fiber of my being to run after him and pound his face in.
“Save it for the fight tonight,” Jordan put in.
I knew Wayne and Jordan were right. I couldn’t afford to get this worked up over such a useless asshole.
“All right, I’m OK. You can let me go,” I said, letting my muscles relax. After a minute Jordan and Wayne figured I’d calmed down enough to let my arms drop.
“Man, what a douche,” Wayne said.
“No shit,” said Jordan.
It was only after I’d calmed down a bit that I realized the whole thing was a little weird. Of course, it wasn’t weird for Nathaniel to act like a total dickhead, but what was up with all that shit about Anna? How did he even know her name? I couldn’t think of any explanation, so I tried my best to put it out of my mind. I couldn’t be distracted at the fight tonight. It was good to have a little bit of anger to work out in the ring, but not a blind rage. I needed to be able to think straight. So I concentrated all my effort on pushing Nathaniel and all of his bullshit out of my mind.
Chapter Eleven
Anna
E ven though I didn’t think Nate would come back to bother me again, I decided it would be best to stay at Betsy’s for a few more days. I wanted to get settled into my new home, but it wouldn’t be worth it if he came back and something worse happened than last time. I definitely didn’t want to feel like I did when Betsy had to come and get me. I was a total mess.
“Hey,” she’d said as I got into the car that night after Nate’s visit. “What’s going on? Are you all right?”
I told her everything that happened, and for a minute, she sat there silently.
“That’s so weird,” she said eventually. “I’m sorry. Has he ever acted like that before? Or was that just totally out of the blue?”
“It was pretty out of the blue,” I said. “I’m trying to look back and see if there were any warning signs. I guess maybe a few.”
“Like what?” Betsy asked. “Do you think he’s dangerous? Should we go to the police?”
“No,” I said. “I don’t think it’s that bad. I guess I had noticed him being a little bit controlling before.”
“How do you mean?” she asked.
“Nothing at all quite like this,” I told her. “But like when I tried to break up with him before I left. He wouldn’t take no for an answer.”
“Yeah,” Betsy said. “That is weird.”
“I didn’t think it was that weird, or that big of a deal, until now.”
“Well, now you know,” she said. “I think you should probably stay with me for a while.”
“Would that be all right?” I asked.
“Of course,” she said.
“What the fuck are you talking about?”
“Anna. I know all about her big tits and that fine ass,” he said, licking his lips lasciviously.
“You’d better watch it or I’m going to mess you the fuck up,” I said, getting quickly to my feet. There was a lot of shit I could take, but not that. When that piece of human trash actually spoke Anna’s name, I thought I was going to explode.
“Whoa, hey man, calm down,” Jordan said, touching me on the shoulder. “He’s just trying to get to you.”
“Yeah, and I’m going to get to him. Right through his fucking skull,” I said, pushing Jordan’s hand off of me.
“What’s the matter?” Nathaniel asked. “Don’t like it when other people talk about your little slut?”
“That’s it!” I shouted, and lunged at him. It took both Wayne and Jordan to hold me back. “I’ll rip your fucking head off!”
“Dude, calm down,” said Wayne. “He’s just trying to mess with your head because he knows you’ve got a fight tonight.”
“Yeah, maybe that’s it,” said Nathaniel. “Or maybe I know more about your little slut than you do.”
“Just let him go,” Wayne said as I started to lunge again. Nathaniel started walking toward the door, and I wanted with every fiber of my being to run after him and pound his face in.
“Save it for the fight tonight,” Jordan put in.
I knew Wayne and Jordan were right. I couldn’t afford to get this worked up over such a useless asshole.
“All right, I’m OK. You can let me go,” I said, letting my muscles relax. After a minute Jordan and Wayne figured I’d calmed down enough to let my arms drop.
“Man, what a douche,” Wayne said.
“No shit,” said Jordan.
It was only after I’d calmed down a bit that I realized the whole thing was a little weird. Of course, it wasn’t weird for Nathaniel to act like a total dickhead, but what was up with all that shit about Anna? How did he even know her name? I couldn’t think of any explanation, so I tried my best to put it out of my mind. I couldn’t be distracted at the fight tonight. It was good to have a little bit of anger to work out in the ring, but not a blind rage. I needed to be able to think straight. So I concentrated all my effort on pushing Nathaniel and all of his bullshit out of my mind.
Chapter Eleven
Anna
E ven though I didn’t think Nate would come back to bother me again, I decided it would be best to stay at Betsy’s for a few more days. I wanted to get settled into my new home, but it wouldn’t be worth it if he came back and something worse happened than last time. I definitely didn’t want to feel like I did when Betsy had to come and get me. I was a total mess.
“Hey,” she’d said as I got into the car that night after Nate’s visit. “What’s going on? Are you all right?”
I told her everything that happened, and for a minute, she sat there silently.
“That’s so weird,” she said eventually. “I’m sorry. Has he ever acted like that before? Or was that just totally out of the blue?”
“It was pretty out of the blue,” I said. “I’m trying to look back and see if there were any warning signs. I guess maybe a few.”
“Like what?” Betsy asked. “Do you think he’s dangerous? Should we go to the police?”
“No,” I said. “I don’t think it’s that bad. I guess I had noticed him being a little bit controlling before.”
“How do you mean?” she asked.
“Nothing at all quite like this,” I told her. “But like when I tried to break up with him before I left. He wouldn’t take no for an answer.”
“Yeah,” Betsy said. “That is weird.”
“I didn’t think it was that weird, or that big of a deal, until now.”
“Well, now you know,” she said. “I think you should probably stay with me for a while.”
“Would that be all right?” I asked.
“Of course,” she said.
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