They were friendly, flattering; they had no idea who I really was, because they didn’t know me like it knew me, and they would never be honest with me like it was honest with me. It told me the truth always; it told me how empty I was, how
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This punched me right in the gut because this is something so secret within me. I've tried to explain it, and do so, so miserably that I just shrug my shoulders and move forward. That voice in my mind shouting, screaming, clawing at my insides a constantly reminder that I am a waste of space.
“What’s this?” Nick said. “Bedtime?”
No one answered him. I kept my eyes closed.
“You look positively content, Clayton,” Nick continued, thumping down on the floor. “That wouldn’t have anything to do with the fact that Elena is cuddled up with you, would it?”
“It’s cold in here,” I murmured.
“Doesn’t feel cold.”
“It’s cold,” Clay growled.
“I could start a fire.”
“I could start one, too,” Clay said. “With your clothes. Before you get them off.”
― Bitten
No one answered him. I kept my eyes closed.
“You look positively content, Clayton,” Nick continued, thumping down on the floor. “That wouldn’t have anything to do with the fact that Elena is cuddled up with you, would it?”
“It’s cold in here,” I murmured.
“Doesn’t feel cold.”
“It’s cold,” Clay growled.
“I could start a fire.”
“I could start one, too,” Clay said. “With your clothes. Before you get them off.”
― Bitten
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