I've never been good with love. Every guy I've been with has either used me or passed me off to someone else. It terrifies me.
I stared up at Donovan, my eyes widening as I thought about my first true love.
-- I was in my ninth year of high school when I was noticed by a senior basketball player. We went on dates every weekend, hung out after school every day, I went to all his games and after every win, we'd go to an ice cream place a few blocks from his house. I was madly in love with him, and I thought he was in love with me too. Everything seemed perfect until I finally had enough confidence to give myself to him. It was soft, slow and magical. I fell even harder for him that day. I walked into the school the next morning, happily making my way to him, only to stop in my tracks when he and a group of other guys surrounded me. He asked me in his soothing voice,
"Hey, baby. How was your night?"
"It was amazing. What are you doing..?"
"Show these guys how beautiful you are. Show them everything you can do with that pretty mouth of yours.."--
I forced myself to get back to reality. I stared up at Donovan, tears building up in my eyes.
"We can't, Donovan. You work here and I'm just a fucked-up mental patient... And I'll never be anything more. I'm so sorry."
I hesitantly opened the door and left to the common room, chewing on my lip hard enough to bleed.
I felt cold all over like I've been thrown into the Arctic ocean. I refuse to give my heart away again, but what if he's already taken it?
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Beautifully Tragic
RomanceA serial killer (Kasper Reid) gets sent to an insane asylum and ends up falling for one of the workers (Donovan Batchler) there. Batchler ends up falling in love with Reid, risking his job and reputation as he tries to escape with his new lover.
