"So I was just a fucking bet?"
"Well, I was just a dare, right?"
"Don't you fucking dare to compare some innocent
flirting with taking someone's virginity."
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Jasmine Leclerc gets dared to flirt with current WDC Max Verstappen, while Max in...
♬❝ Can't get over you, no matter what I do I know I should but I could never hate you ❞♬
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At this point, I was overthinking everything. I was overthinking my decision to talk to Max and whether I wasn't too harsh after cutting the conversation so quickly and walking away.
I heard his apology; I had heard it a million times by now. And the stupidest thing was that I was starting to believe him. Max actually regretted the whole bet, not only because he was caught.
"Hello, Jasmine? Are you here with us?"
I shook my head to get the thoughts out of my head; my two best friends had worried looks on their faces as I came back to full consciousness.
"Yeah, sorry," I mumbled.
"What are you thinking of?" Mia asked, gently grabbing my hand and giving it a soft squeeze. I was back at the old port, hoping it would clear my mind. But it doesn't, and the thoughts were still showering in my head.
"Too much," I admitted, but I knew it was a vague answer. "Too much has happened, so too many thoughts."
"We are here for you," Melody said. "Please, just... Share it with us."
I opened my mouth and took a deep breath, "I don't even know where to begin."
"Just throw it out like your thoughts are attacking you," Mia said, letting go of my hand and giving me a soft smile. "Even if it doesn't make sense for us immediately, we will make sense of it later."
"I... I don't know. I mean, good things are happening, too. But..."
"Bad things outweigh the good things," Melody filled me in, and I nodded.
"Begin with the... less good things," Mia suggested. "We will switch to the good things to lighten the mood afterward."
I nodded again and tried to swallow the lump in my throat, "Well, you know what happened with Max... that's very much still present. He's been apologizing a lot. And I think... I think he might actually regret it."
"Are you going to forgive him?"
"I don't know..." I sighed and looked up for a second. "I believe him, but... I don't think I can ever look myself in the eye again if I take him back."
"No one is talking about taking the man back, love," Mia said. "You can forgive, but you don't have to forget."
"I know. I just..."
Melody grabbed my hand, "You should stop being a people's pleaser, Jas."
"Excuse you?"
"She's got a point," Mia defended her other friend. "You are considering his feelings way too much. What he did was messed up, and what he is feeling right now is just an inch of what he put you through."
