Is This Real

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"Ari are you okay?" Ross asked as we were on way back home. "you've been acting different ever since game day." "im fine." I said but I wanted to say no Ross, I'm scared you don't really love me and you just want to have sex with me. Buy I didn't. I couldn't. "we both that means something's up. Just tell me." "not now." I said as I looked out the window. He grabbed my hand. "come on." "later." I said with an attitude as I pulled my hand away from his. He put both hands back on the wheel and we drove in silence. ____ As ross pumped gas his phone beeped and I looked at it. New text from ryland. "dude, just leave her alone. She probably knows." Knows what? Crap. I'm scared. I answered with a question mark. "you know...that you just used her for sex.." I felt tears come to my eyes. I deleted the conversation then ran into the gas station bathroom.

I was crying in one of the stalls when I heard Ross' voice. "Ari! What happened?! Are you okay?" I heard him knock on the stall. "let me in." "no! This is the girls bathroom, stupid! Get out!" "What happened?" He asked again. "you fuckin happened! I never want to see you again! Don't ever talk to me again! I hate you!" I screamed through tears. "Ari what'd I do?" "You're stupider then I thought if you don't know what you did..." "Ari please let me in." "no. I hate you! Stop.freaking.talking.to.me." "if you don't want to talk to me or see me then how are you getting home?" "Guess what? I don't give a fuck how I get home. I'd rather stay here and get kidnapped and raped and beaten to death then to go with you!" I looked down and saw Ross crawling under the stall. "please. Tell me what happened." He said almost crying. I pushed through him and I ran to the sinks and put my face in my hands. Ross followed me. "just LEAVE.ME.ALONE." I screamed and went into another stall. I called Ethan. "hey eth...can you come pick me up?"