Definition: To feel unhappiness and anger, caused by a belief that someone is better than you; a feeling of discontent or resentment aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck.
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Trigger warning: This book deals with mentions and implications of abuse, mainly physical but potentially sexual. While the latter is never descript, reader discretion is still advised.
Monday, 7:43am. With Ant.
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"Are you kidding me? You didn't tell me how fucking scary your ex was." Zelan grumbled, crankily sipping his coffee in Ant's apartment. "She threatened me. In Chinese."
"I didn't know she spoke Chinese. And what have I said about swearing?" Ant narrowed his eyes. "It doesn't matter. She's probably serious. Also, why are you talking to me about Maddy?"
"That doesn't make it better." Zelan enunciated each word to stress the point. Wally snorted, catching segments of the conversation from where he was playing with Ariana on the carpet. To be fair, he was doing most of the playing. Ariana didn't seem to know exactly what 'playing' was, and so she was simply watching him while hugging her doll tightly. Ant hadn't intervened. She was going back to day care that morning and he wanted her to be as relaxed as possible.
"I know it doesn't. Hey, she's threatened me plenty of times, and I've always survived." Ant smirked. "Mostly."
"Oh yeah? Name one time when she's threatened you and you didn't get either verbally or physically destroyed by that girl." Zelan scrunched up his nose. "I'm quite happy with the anatomy I was born with. I don't want to lose it!"
"Fine." Ant said. "There is one time I remember that she did it, in sophomore year."
"That was 4 years ago." Zelan huffed.
"Yeah, well, just listen." Ant responded, laughing at his friend's distress.
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4 years ago
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"I gotta go guys. I'll call you tomorrow, we still okay for out meet up?" Ant asked. He was currently face timing with his friends.
"Where are you going?" Wally asked, consuming a concerning amount of candy as he spoke.
"To a party." Ant grinned.
"You hate parties." Zelan frowned.
"Yeah but I like girls. And it's like, social death if you don't go to the first party of the year." Ant shrugged.
"You're Ant Nekton. You just have to exist to be popular." Wally laughed. "That makes no sense."
"I don't know. I just feel like I should go." Ant responded. That was completely true, he had the overwhelming desire to go, even if he couldn't understand why.
"Okay bud." Zelan agreed. "I have to go, family stuff." He said, looking hurt.
"Keep us posted, Z. We're here for you, ok?" Ant and Wally both told him. "Love you bro."
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A Way Back To You
Romance"I hate everything about you." "I hate you even more than you could ever imagine." Ant Nekton is the heir to the Nekton Corporation, the largest international company in the world. Maddy Hart is closed off girl with a complicated past. Ariana Har...
