Juss’s Pov I always thought that the hardest part of my relationship with Eggust was Marlani finding out about it. But the hardest part was dealing with life, now that the secret was finally out. Marlani had said some hurtful words to me, which I completely understood was coming from a place of hurt. I didn’t expect her to react the way she did, I wasn’t even sure what it was I expected from her, but it definitely wasn’t being slut shamed. I had tried calling her a couple of times since I got discharged from the hospital, but the call kept going to voicemail. I knew the best thing to do was to give her some space, but the selfish side of me didn’t want to, because I couldn’t imagine going through one of the hardest stages of my life, without having my best friend by my side. Be

