M Or F?
M Or F?
“Ten “Right, Marcus,” I snapped, “why are you doing this?”
We just stood there, staring at each other for a full minute, the words hanging in the air like a strange scent. Everything was silent. From its place on Marcus’s desk in the corner of the room, I could hear his computer hum and whir. Marcus’s chest rose and fell with his breathing.
“I’m—I’m doing this for you.” Marcus’s voice had a strange, strangled quality. “Of course.”
“You don’t actually believe that, do you?” My voice was quiet. I... hardly knew what I was saying, what I was feeling. I was furious, sure. And sad. Marcus was my friend. But he’d been hitting on my boyfriend . . . pretending to be me? My throat tightened. The whole situation had this ugly quality—like Marcus had been making fun of me, laughing at me behind my back. But there was another feeling washing over me too, taking over the others. Was it—pity? What for? I felt dizzy; I couldn’t think straight.
Marcus’s narrow nostrils flared in fury.MoreLess
We just stood there, staring at each other for a full minute, the words hanging in the air like a strange scent. Everything was silent. From its place on Marcus’s desk in the corner of the room, I could hear his computer hum and whir. Marcus’s chest rose and fell with his breathing.
“I’m—I’m doing this for you.” Marcus’s voice had a strange, strangled quality. “Of course.”
“You don’t actually believe that, do you?” My voice was quiet. I... hardly knew what I was saying, what I was feeling. I was furious, sure. And sad. Marcus was my friend. But he’d been hitting on my boyfriend . . . pretending to be me? My throat tightened. The whole situation had this ugly quality—like Marcus had been making fun of me, laughing at me behind my back. But there was another feeling washing over me too, taking over the others. Was it—pity? What for? I felt dizzy; I couldn’t think straight.
Marcus’s narrow nostrils flared in fury.MoreLess
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