Helanie:
"Really?" I was hurt but masked the frustration with a shocked look on my face.
"Then reject me and be happy with her."
I expected him to reject me out of anger and free me from this pain of jealousy, even though I didn't want to be jealous of him.
"You would think it would be that easy?" he laughed to himself, clicking his tongue. We both went silent before he continued, "I didn't mean to say those words."
That was unexpected, but maybe he would add something to insult me more, like a surprise humiliation.
"That's nothing new with you," I groaned.
"I'm serious. I don't know what it is about you—," he paused, and I wondered what he was going to say next, "that gets under my skin."
"All I can think about is hurting you and strangling—" he shut up before he could panic me more.
What the heck was he talking about?
I had no words to speak after what he said.
