“Please tell me whatever the news is saying are all lies,” came the admonished tone of her brother first thing next morning, making Krystal wince at the harshness of his tone. There was only a certain number of phone calls she could miss, unfortunately. Krystal figured that her silence would be incriminating enough, not that she felt bound to give any explanation to her big brother. It was her f*****g life and she had the prerogative to choose who to date and who to f**k. Still, she held her brother in the highest regard, and would never dream of derogating him. “What are you talking about?” she ventured, knowing that if she was lucky enough, Keith was probably referring to something completely different other than what was viral on the news. “Krystal!! Stop playing your stupid games!”

