Chapter 320

• I unclip it and pull myself up to sit correctly and face him.
• “Emma, how can I not feel something when you tell me that asshole beat the shit out of you and tried to rape you?” He’s angry, and it’s unexpected. I wasn’t prepared for pissed Jake, but maybe that’s better than unhappy, sorry Jake. I don’t want sadness and tragedy. I hate people looking that way at me.
• “Well, just don’t. I don’t need sympathy. I fought back hard. He broke my bones for it, but you know what? He didn’t manage to rape me; he didn’t do what he wanted. I won!” I yell out loudly, not at Jake but at the world in general. Anger spews out in every direction as I snap.