Musical Accompaniment: Sacrifice by Black Atlass, Jessie Reyez
The body speaks in ways the soul cannot silence
CAMERON
Without thinking I reach for the door handle and pull at it but it’s still locked and it jerks uselessly in my hand.
Nikolas whips around to face me. “What the hell do you think you’re doing?”
Do you like the pain?
“Pull over.” My voice comes out strangled. I yank the buckle and the seat belt clicks free.
Nikolas glowers in my direction. “I assure you Cameron that I do not have the patience for whatever theatrics you are trying to pull right now.”
“Stop. The car.” I say through gritted teeth.
“No.”
“Nikolas.”
“I’m your ride home, not your babysitter.” He says to me. “You try to jump out of this car while it’s moving and I will let you break something. Don’t t
