Evelyn Crespo is a normal outcasted teenager in high school. Too many body piercings, tattoos everywhere, and a drug addiction. At home, she is abused by her father everyday, broken and beaten, trying her best to give her younger brother and sister a better life.
Jaymes Steele, best friends with Alec, is the classic bad boy in high school that girls freak out about. When he notices Evelyn at one of his parties, emotions and feelings reappear from long ago. He wants to be with her all the time, and know everything there is to know about her.
But when Evelyn realizes Jay for who he is, to what lengths would she go to hide her secret life from him? How can she stay with him and not reveal her traumatizing, everyday, horror? How would he react if he found out?
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"You do realize that I am not interested in hanging out with you, right?" I reiterated, crossing my arms across my body and leaned up against my front door. I've come up with so many ways to get him to leave me alone, but none of them succeeded. He is determined, I'll give him that.
Jay steps closer to me, looking me head on, smiling. He puts a hand on my shoulder, receiving a glare from me. He chuckles, but doesn't let go of my shoulder.
"If that were true, which we both know isn't, then you would have already went in your house and not engaged in this conversation." He gives me a smirk, thinking he had me figured out.
I quickly move his hand off of my shoulder. "I only stayed outside to make sure you leave me alone. I'm tired of this bullshit mind games. I've gone most of my life by myself and I am not going to change it for some boy who starts to notice me." I scoff under my breathe, pushing my hair out of my face.
"Now, please get off my property and leave me alone. You're not wanted." With that, I slam my front door on his face and make my way up to my room.
Hayley- A 23 year old woman who has been through so much in her teen years. Her struggles are unimaginable. Her life in New York is much different than her old town. She's bought a house now, across from a nice little family, with a daughter named Evelyn.
Ethan- He moved to New York mere months ago, not knowing that is also where Hayley lives. Will they cross paths? What will happen when, if, they do? Will their relationship go back to the way it was before?
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"Hi, my names Ethan... and uhm. I'm an addict."
"Hi, Ethan."
"So, uhm. A lot has happened recently. I guess, you know, I could start from the beginning. I'm...uh... I'm not really sure what the beginning is, so just give me a second."
God, where do I even start. Maybe I could start with he fact that the love of my life was... assaulted? But, I really don't think that's my story to share. She did that on her own. I could start with how she got pregnant. Is it really my story if I don't include some of Hayley's in it as well?
I do start with that. I explain how her parents refused to let her keep her beautiful baby girl.
I talk about her and Jayden. Not the assault part, but I vaguely explain the abuse. I talk about the attempt. How she hasn't spoken to me since. Fuck. 5 years. I don't even know if she tried again. Jesus christ, the last time I saw her, she was fucking bleeding out. No. Stop. Stop picturing it.
I talk about how I texted her when I got out of jail. I didn't explain much, just enough so she would understand why I hadn't replied to her multiple texts.
I talk about how I fell back into my habits. To be honest, it was going to happen either way. We all felt it coming.
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#19 in latest- 2/20/25