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Fifty-Seven
I tensed, expecting to see Jessie. There was something about my past that just seemed to stick with me like a curse. I could sense the train coming, but I couldn't get out of its way.
It was a separate life. I wanted to keep it far, far away from my current one. Jessie was an immature relationship, to say the least. Him, his friends, our school… everything about it was toxic, and I wanted to rid myself of that history and those memories.
The man who approached wasn't who I thought, but I knew he was friends with Jessie. That association immediately made me dislike him more than before.
Alex.
He was the man who had covered for Jessie one time at The Shack and was a complete asshole when I was grieving the loss of my best friend. He had treated me like trash and made me feel unwanted and unwelcome.
"Hey, do I know you?" He tilted his head to the side, looking at me. I licked my lips, nodding as I tried to hold back my anger. The dark chuckle tha
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