Chapter 4
Things got even worse a week later.[]
That morning, my roommates were glued to their phones, shooting me weird looks.
“Avery, have you checked the school forum lately?“]
One of them asked with this twisted smile on her face.
I shook my head.]]
“Oh, you REALLY need to see this.” Her grin got even nastier. “You’re famous now.“[]
My stomach dropped. I pulled up the school forum.[]
The pinned post hit me like a slap in the face:]
[EXPOSING THE TRUTH ABOUT BUSINESS MAJOR’S BIGGEST LEECH)]
Over ten thousand views. More than five hundred comments.]
My hands were shaking as I clicked on it.]
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The post went into disgusting detail about how I “stalked” Dylan, how I “shamelessly” spent his money.[]
Every little thing I’d ever done was twisted into something gross and pathetic.]]
[According to inside sources, A***** has been clinging to Dylan since middle school.]]
[She mooches his breakfast every single morning.]]]
[During tests, she always sits near Dylan. Her intentions are SO obvious.][]
[Heard her family’s dirt poor and the Carters have been supporting her this whole time.]]]
And there were PHOTOS.[]
First one: me and Dylan eating together.[]
HE was the one who asked me to join him, but the caption said I was “freeloading again.“[]
Second pic: Dylan bringing me breakfast.]]
I’d had the stomach flu that day and he was worried about me not eating. But the text read: [The Leech feeding time.][]
Third photo: me working at the burger joint.[]
Whoever took it got the worst possible angle–me bent over wiping down a table.]
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The caption: [Look how pathetic she is. Always playing victim for sympathy.]]
The worst part? People were analyzing my “manipulative tactics.“]]
[This type of girl is the most dangerous. Acts all innocent but she’s actually calculating.]]
[She’s been gold–digging since she was a kid. Smart move, honestly.]]
[Poor Dylan. Got stuck with this human parasite.]]]
The comments were even more brutal.[]
[Girls like this make me sick. Zero self–respect.]]]
[If I were her, I’d kill myself from embarrassment.]]]
[Dylan’s such a victim here. Having this leech attached to him.]]
[Someone needs to kick The Leech out of our school!]]]
[The school should expel students with such terrible morals.]]
Each comment felt like a knife stabbing me in the chest.[]
But then it got scary. People started posting my personal info.]
Someone found my middle school.[]
Someone posted my home address.
Some psycho even dug up photos of my grandma.[]
[Oh, so she’s an orphan. That explains everything.]]]
[No wonder she has no shame. Who was gonna teach her?]]
[I feel so bad for Dylan. Being stalked by this freak.]]]
I was shaking all over as I called Dylan.
The phone rang forever before he picked up.[]
“Dylan, did you see the forum post?“]
My voice was trembling like crazy.[]
“Yeah, I saw it.” His voice was so calm it made my blood run cold.[]
“So… aren’t you gonna do something about it?”
“Like what?”
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He sounded annoyed. Actually ANNOYED with me.[]
“Defend me! Tell everyone I don’t use your money, that we’re just childhood friends-“]
I was practically begging.
“Avery.” He cut me off, sounding tired. “You think if I defend you now, people will believe me?“]
“They’ll just think you’re doing it because I made you.“]
“But it’s the TRUTH!“]]
“The truth?” He actually laughed. A cold, bitter laugh. “The truth is you DO follow me around everywhere. You DO use my stuff all the time.“]]
“I can’t control how people interpret that.“]
I gripped the phone tighter. “So you’re just gonna let them destroy me like this?“]
“Nobody’s destroying you. It’s just a stupid post.“[]
He said it like it was nothing. Like my entire reputation being trashed was no big deal.]
“This stuff dies down eventually. Why are you taking it so seriously?“]
“Besides, if I get involved now, it’ll just make things worse.“[]
“Just lay low for a while.“]
Then he hung up on me.]]
I stared at my phone in complete shock.]]
The screen went black, showing my pale, hollow reflection.]]
So that’s how little I meant to him. My reputation, my dignity–not even worth a single word of defense.[]
All those years of friendship? Apparently worthless.[]
I finally understood what “dead inside” really meant.[]
It wasn’t heartbreak. It wasn’t even pain.[]
It was my heart just… dying. Turning to ash.]
One breeze and it would all blow away.]]
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