Xavier
I flinched the moment Sasha said those words. The sound of her sobs rattled me. Guilt rooted me in place.
I didn’t even know she was there. If I had, I’d have shut my mouth. I wasn’t trying to hurt her. I was only venting and panicking. But now the tears ran down her face and pulled everything down with them.
“Sasha, honey, I didn’t… I wasn’t trying to upset you… it’s just—”
God, I sounded ridiculous. Everything I said came out twisted. Nothing was landing right. My throat locked. I could see the pain in her eyes. I reached toward her but pulled back when she tensed. She wouldn’t even look at me.
“You made me feel disgusting,” she cried. “Like I’m trash. Like I’m some easy girl who’d just spread her legs for anybody. I would never do the things you think I did.”
Her words cra
