𝐌𝐑 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 | JJ Maybank

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"What?" Harlan let out an awkward laugh, rubbing the back of his neck.

I dropped the glass on the floor. It shattering right next to me, making me flinch just for a second.

I finally realised that Kiara had been right this entire time, Harlan was behind it.

"Jesus Ana." Harlan commented on me dropping the glass on the floor.

I didn't answer him whatsoever and just stared at him. I stared at the guy that was my best friend, the guy that helped me through all of my shit, the guy I hung out with everyday.

"It was you.." I finally spoke.

"Ana.." Harlan sighed and looked down.

"Why- why would you do this to me.." I felt a tear roll down my cheek. I wiped it away almost immediately not wanting to waste my tears on him.

"You're just— so fucking spoiled." Harlan began.

"Excuse me?" I couldn't believe him.

"Rafe doesn't deserve that shit." Harlan continued. "You're so ungrateful!"

I laughed out as another tear rolled down my cheek. "Ungrateful? Mhm.." I removed my hoodie, showing him the fresh wound on my arm that he had made earlier along with the old bruises and scars he made on my body. "Guess I am."

Harlan didn't say a word and instead ignored what I showed him, probably being unable to find a way to comfort me or maybe not even wanting to comfort me.

I put my hoodie back on and scoffed.

"You just don't understand!" He continued.

"Then help me understand!" I answered, looking down at the shattered glass on the floor.

"It's Rafe, it's always been Rafe." Harlan tried explaining once again.

"What has Rafe been? Be more clear I'm not fucking akinator." I complained.

"Oh my god you're so fucking oblivious." He paused. "It's always been Rafe. You took him from me. I wanted him and you fucking took him."

I froze. I never thought about this being a possibility.

"I gave you hints so many times! Until I just stopped coming cause I'd always see his fucking hand on your thigh and then later heard you made it official." He continued acussing me.

I started thinking and thinking. And that's when it hit me. Harlan did indeed hint it to me.

- FLASHBACK -

Harlan his head was on my lap as I braided his short hair, or well, at least tried to braid it.

He kept hitting me softly whenever I hurt him by pulling on his hair. It was actually pretty funny hearing him cry out like a little girl.

"Ana, I need your advice like right now." Harlan spoke.

"I'm all ears." I messed up his hair.

"There's this guy that I think I truly like? I mean different than all the hook ups I had. We've been friends for a while now though so it's kinda awkward. Just the last party things got heated. He literally snorted a line of cocaine from my abs. Hottest experience ever, dead serious." He explained.

"That sounds so hot. Someone needs to do that to
me and I'm literally on my knees." I giggled.

Harlan ignored my comment whatsoever and continued his story. "I just think something's going on between the guy and this girl.. I don't even know if he likes men and this girl is really special, even to me. I don't want to get in her way."