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December 16, 2022

Brooklyn, NY

Tori's POV

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Today was my man's birthday, and I was really excited. I had made this entire week about him, but today was the big day. This was months of planning and saving all coming to a head. We were currently at the party venue for both his and Kaiya's birthday celebration, and it was packed. I had rented out the place, hired a private chef, and made sure everything was perfect—at least, it was supposed to be.

The lights were dimmed, and music played loudly, the energy was high. Everyone was dancing and laughing, clearly having a great time. I looked over at Kai, his face lit up with that same infectious smile that always made me feel like everything was right in the world. He was in his element, and I was happy just watching him enjoy his night.

"You happy baby?" I questioned as he wrapped his arms around me.

"Yea ma, you made everything perfect." He replied, repeatedly pecking my lips making me smile.

"Good, I got even more surprises for you when we get back to the room."

"Word? Shit what we waiting on, let's go now." Kai said making me laugh.

"Stop playing, come on let's go to the stage to cut your cake." I spoke, leading him to the stage where people of importance were gathering.

For a moment, my life seemed to play in slow motion. The cake was set up, everyone was singing, people were recording and snapping pictures, and I was overwhelmed by gratitude. I was grateful to have helped bring this to life, to be here with him as his girlfriend, and be surrounded by people who loved us.

I was brought back to reality by everybody starting to shift over to make room for one of the security guards to stand. Since the stage was only so big, I got bumped into, causing me to drop my clutch that I had loosely secured under my arm.

The sound seemed to draw everyone's attention as my belongings scattered across the stage, but my heart dropped as my eyes landed on the bottle of pills. The air suddenly felt suffocating as everyone, including myself stared in shock and confusion.

I couldn't move, I could barely breathe as somebody picked up my clutch and everything handing it back to me. And then Kai's strong grip was felt on my arm as he pulled me out of the party through the back door. This felt like a nightmare.

"What the fuck Tori? When did you start back doing that shit? And at my fucking birthday party, are you deadass?!" Kai yelled as we got into his car.

"Kai I swear those aren't mine. I don't know how those got in there." I explained, my mind still reeling from it all.

"Did you put your purse down at all?" He questioned.

"I-I don't know, maybe." I stuttered, my mind trying to recap the events of the night since we first arrived.

"Fucking addict." He muttered under his breath, making my heart drop as I felt my throat tighten and tears well up in my eyes.

He shook his head in disbelief, pulling off and starting towards the hotel. The ride was tense and silent, and it remained that way all the way until we got to our suite. It was decorated with rose petals, balloons, and gifts for him but none of that mattered right now. He had barely even gave the set up a second glance.

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