Page 48 of Love Me Stalk Me
Or maybe, like she's trying to hold something in.
Her keys are clutched too tight in her hand, her knuckles pale from the pressure. The way she moves—head down, shoulders tense, steps clipped—tells me everything I already know.
She's not okay.
And the asshole who should have noticed? The one who should have taken one fucking second to make sure she was safe?
He doesn't even pause.
Doesn't wait.
Doesn't check to see if she made it to her car, if the engine turned over, if she waseven okay to drive.
Just pulls away and disappears into the night. The taillights of his BMW fading as he accelerates out of the garage.
Fucking asshole.
I grit my teeth, forcing myself to focus on her.
I zoom in as she reaches her car, hands shaking slightly as she unlocks it.
She yanks the door open, slides into the driver's seat, and locks the doors immediately.
Smart.
But she's still not moving.
I lean in closer, watching as she grips the steering wheel, breathing hard, her entire body tight with emotion she refuses to release.
Then—it happens.
She screams.
I can't hear it.
But I see it.
Her mouth open, her entire frame trembling with rage, with frustration, with repressed feelings she's been swallowing down all night.
She thinks she's alone.
And she's finally letting herself feel everything she's been holding in.
Her fists slam against the steering wheel, once, twice—hard enough that I half expect the horn to go off. The impact reverberates through her arms, but she doesn't seem to feel it.
I watch her break, watch as her face crumples, her body curls forward, shoulders shaking.
And just like that, she starts to sob. Not silent tears, not a quiet, single-track cry, but gut-wrenching, gasping, uncontrollable sobs that make her whole body shudder. Even through the grainy security footage, the devastation is clear.
Fuck.
I grip my phone so hard my fingers ache, the pressure almost painful.
This is not okay.
She shouldn't be alone. She shouldn't be sitting in a dark parking garage, crying like her entire world is caving in on her.
She shouldn't be driving like this.
