Jake paced, running his hands through his
hair.
He closed his eyes, seeing Bethany walking
away.
He suddenly realized that he’d fallen for
Bethany.
Her leaving wasn’t freedom. It was regret.
Jake grabbed his jacket and ran out into the
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night.
He wandered aimlessly, like a lost dog.
He started calling Bethany’s friends, begging
for her address, but they all clammed up.
He dragged his buddies out of bed, ordering
them to help him.
They tore through the city, searching.
They went to her old college, but she was
gone. It was like she’d vanished.
His friend sat down, exhausted.
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“Jake, what the hell is wrong with you? You
said you loved Ashley, you humiliated
Bethany. I thought you were set in your
ways.”
He paused.
“Now you’re tearing the city apart for her? Are you realizing you’re in love? What about all the humiliation? I thought you knew where to go. But I guess Bethany isn’t an idiot!”
Jake’s eyes were bloodshot.
He looked at a couple holding hands in the
sun.
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He choked. “What do I do?”
His friend said, “You treated Ashley like she
was important in public. You made Bethany
kneel. It’s done.”
Another friend said,
