KILL THIS LOVE | JENLISA

Chapter 105

Jennie

The shrill scream that left my lips resounded all around the hallway, drawing strange glances and hushed whispers from all the people passing by. I pulled away from the doorknob quickly, swivelling to face the other direction in a heartbeat. My eyes were widened to their utmost extent, my mouth parted agape.

No. No. No.

A shaky breath of disbelief left my lips, my eyes squeezed shut, as my face twisted like I'd ingested bitter lemon zest. It hardly took a minute before the sound of the door grating as it opened came from behind where I stood, making me flinch a little.I didn't dare turn around.

"Oh come on Jen, you're not going to look at me?"

I bit down on my lip inadvertently, my eyes still glued close. Slowly, agonizingly slowly, I turned around, releasing a hefty exhale of breath as I opened my lids.My face was as red as a farm fresh tomato. My eyes were met with the sight of my best friend fiddling with his belt, trying to fix it along with his jeans haphazardly. His lean torso was fully bare.

"I.. What.. Do.. I-" I stopped myself from mumbling any further incoherent phrases, licking my lips, my face still heated up.

"I can explain that." Mino reasoned breathlessly as he attempted to his comb his dishevelled sandy blonde hair with his fingers.

I was at a loss for words. Perhaps for the images of my best friend butt naked were now permanently etched into my brain.

His lips pursed, "Okay, say something Jen, it's not the end of the world."

My eyes snapped up towards his, "You were having sex with my roommate on my bed,Jesus Mino, what do you want me to say!?"

"I'll get you brand new bedsheets, hell,I'll get you a new bed."

I shook my head, my glassy eyes holding a fleck of resentment, "I was worried Mino. I was worried sick! No one's heard from you in three days and.." I cut myself off, inhaling a deep breath to compose myself.

"And what? I'm not twelve, I don't need anyone to check up on me."

I looked up, part surprised part exasperated by the hint of unbefitting annoyance in his voice, "Where were you anyway?"

He scratched the back of his head, "About that.." His gaze travelled around the hall, uncomfortable. "I went to the DKB party, and I.." He coughed, his tone hesitant, ".. May or may not have done some intense molly." He huffed, raising his brows, "Next thing I know I've been there for two days. Oh and get this, apparently I even spray painted the frat douches' gate when I was blacked out." He laughed, going on a different tangent, only returning to his point after being shot a hard glare from my way.

"Uh.. yeah, so I came back an hour ago. I came here to your room and you weren't here."

"Molly?" I spat, "You were outdoing drugs?"

Mino ran a hand through his tousled hair, a dry laugh leaving his throat as he shook his head cynically, "Jeez Jennie, as if the anti-sex rule wasn't enough, now we have the 'say-no-to-drugs' campaign?Besides it was just molly, it's not like I was shooting up heroin or something."

My jaw clenched as the phrase 'shooting up heroin' entered my ears, sending tendrils of murk crawling down my spine.

My mind went numb as multiple images flashed in front of my eyes.