32: Paparazzi Problems

A V E L I N A

"So, he fucked you and left immediately after?" Carina asked through the phone and I sighed.

"Yes." I said, feeling absolutely embarrassed.

"How're you feeling?" She asked after a few moments of silence.

"I honestly don't know, Rina. The sex was good. Mind-blowing even. But, he doesn't want any strings attached. I've never done such before, you know? I've never had sex with someone I wasn't emotionally attached to. It was always love. And I hate that he makes me feel this way. Like a slut. I feel like a slut."

"No. You're not a slut, and you're not the first one who's been in a similar situation. I've been there too. Many times. And you know how I felt?"

"How?"

"Used. Cheap. And you know why?"

"Why?"

"Because I let them do it. Because I was stupid enough to believe that it'd change them. That they would magically fall in love with me. But, the truth is, I didn't really love them. If I loved them, I wouldn't have agreed to this. I would have fought for them. I wou