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Chapter 10 ► Blackmail

"Is this some kinda joke?" Jon said, raising an eyebrow.

"I'm not even laughing!" I replied and tried to grab his phone. "Don't answer it."

"You answered Nogla's call."

"Are you really gonna hold that against me?!" As soon as I shouted, the call finally went to voicemail.

There's been no signs at all of my phone since I left the hospital. Why only now? We sighed and collapsed on the bed. Silence was expected, how else were we supposed to react?

"Anyways, you were saying?" Jon continued. I forgot what we were talking about for a moment and gave a confused look in reply. "About PAX."

Suddenly, I wasn't that freaked out anymore. My mood, however, still wasn't any better. As soon as I opened my mouth again to reply, Jon's phone lights up again. This time with a message from 'me.'

"So how long has that been my contact name?" I chuckled.

Jon clicked his tongue and pushed me playfully. "Shuch up."

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"Tell that bitch if she wants her phone back, she has to talk to Luke."

Just when I thought this situation couldn't get any worse.. I snatched his phone while he was trying to process the message. "What the- hey!"

"L-look Jon, it's alright. I can just disable the number tomorrow."

"Well you didn't have to snatch my phone.." Jon tried to retrieve it but I backed up. "And did that say Luke? How do you know him?"

Fuck.. "I.. I don't!"

"That person who has your phone clearly just said you have to meet up with him!"

"Which Luke?! There's tons of Lukes out there!" I almost stumbled on my words. I had hoped playing dumb would work but Jon just wasn't buying it.

"Cartoonz Luke!" Jon began to raise his voice. His porcelain skin began to tint with pink from frustration.

I bit my tongue, fighting the urge to yell louder. "You don't know if that's the Luke they're talking about.." I said soft but bitter.

Jon sighed from frustration. I expected to be yelled at again but instead, he pulls me to his side, grabbing his phone in the process. His arm snakes my waist and his voice became more gentle. "Is there something else I don't know?" Jon asked, but I didn't reply. He sighs before continuing. "I'm not gonna yell at you, please.. just tell me."

When I finally complied, I let everything out. I explained how I thought I was madly in love with this man, who turned out to be one of my biggest regrets in my life. I thought I could finally tell this story without choking and tearing up, but it was all so overwhelming. I just couldn't hold back them back. It felt.. embarrassing, just knowing and hearing about how I let Luke treat me that way.

When that first tear fell, Jon quickly wipe down it with his hoodie's sleeve. "I'm sorry, I didn't know-"

"Look, I don't wanna talk about it anymore. Just drop it, please Jon?" I asked, turning away from him.

Jon was persistent. His arms never left my waist and we ended up spooning. I glance over to my clock: 9:05 PM. I guess I'm skipping another night of recording. No goodnights were exchanged. We just fell asleep to the sound of our breathing.