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My eyes gravitated towards several texts:

Evan: Seriously. What is this?

Amanda: Okay. This really isn't funny. Who uploaded this?

Samuel: I'm going to need to inform the college dean about this.

Ben: Hold up. Did you all really forward this to the entire school? Lmao.

Candice: This makes me want to throw up.

Noah: I always knew she was a whore.

Elijah: Not really surprised. 

The source of what every single student was judging made me almost lose my breath. I could tell what it was before it had begun- it was a minute-long video of a girl sprawled across a bed.

It wasn't the brown-haired- girl like I expected.

It was me.

All burgundy hair and all. I was craned back, perfectly facing the angle the camera was set in, making sounds I wished could have remained in private. I could see every emotion that was plastered on my face.

What made it worse was Hero, screwing me, as he ever so slightly looked up in the viewfinder. 

How had this video been taken? Had he done this? 

You freaking idiot. Of course he did. You can't make excuses for him now. 

Did this mean I had to be the girl in the picture? I'd been staring at myself the entire time? 

Inside, my heart was screaming at me. Maybe Hero didn't take it. Maybe it was Kylie or anyone else that hated my guts. 

"Hero!" I screamed, hoping to God he would answer and tell me this was all a dream.

All that followed was silence. He wasn't here. I was alone.

Without thinking I stormed out the door, pulling out my phone to call an Uber.

When I made it to Whitney Hall, I took a deep breath. I didn't know what I expected to gain from this. The chances that Hero would be here were slim. The most I could do was ask Luke if he'd seen him.

Working up the courage to approach his dorm room, I started for the hall's entrance doors, only to stop in my tracks. 

A large group was huddled nearby, exclaiming excitedly. I stood observing the scene until they all noticed me.

They turned immediately whispering amongst each other.

What? 

A petite girl with pajamas still on, paved her way out of the group. 

"You really decided to show your face here?" She asked with an airy tone.

"What are you talking about?" I demanded, feeling my eyes water. 

I had a good idea of what she was spouting about.

"You actually made a sex tape and sent it to the school!" The girl continued, laughing. "That's illegal you know!"
 
I flushed. "No! No, I really didn't-!"

"Is this really what you do?" A boy with black hair asked. "You hop from one guy to the other? We've seen you here many times." 

I felt my nerves get the best of me. No. They had it all wrong. I didn't even know this was happening! 

"That's all right," another boy smiled, stepping towards me. "It's always been a wet dream of mine to get with a girl like you. I've heard you're religious- or so Hero told me. My god, are you bad!"
 
I staggered back, giving them all a disgusted look. 

"What is the matter with you all? I never made that sex tape! I didn't know-" I broke off my sentence, unable to go on. 

The boy in front of me went pale.

"You mean it was taken without your knowledge? Now, that's not right." 

I backed away, feeling my heart beat strongly in my chest. This was all too real at the moment. They were all taunting me and throwing all this in my face. 

Please let this be a dream.... let it be a dream...

Quickly making my way into the hall, I stopped in my tracks at seeing almost every student on campus in the lobby- or so it felt. They were all glued to their phones, talking animatedly. 

By chance, Luke was sitting at a table with a few freshmen, going cold when he saw me enter. It seemed everyone did the same, judging me as if I shouldn't have been here. 

Luke ran for me, his eyes as wide as saucers. 

"Kristina. I am so sorry. I thought it was a joke. I never thought they would do it- that he would do it." 

"So you knew?" I cried out. "The whole time I had that picture-?" 

Luke frowned. "Honestly, no. I thought Hero had done it to someone else..."

I clapped my hands to my mouth. "You mean... he's done this before?"

"Yeah..." Luke replied uncomfortably. "I mean it's not that much of a shock, is it? You told him you wanted to make one, right?" 

I felt a chill run through me. "No. I was never aware this was happening."

Luke shook his head. "Oh my God, I... I don't know what to say." 

I wiped at my eyes. "Where is he? Where is Hero?" 

Luke pressed his lips in a thin line.

"I'm sorry. He made it clear he wanted to be alone." 

"I DON'T GIVE A FUCK WHAT HE WANTS!" I screamed, making everyone look my way. "Tell me where he is. I need to know the truth from him." 

After a moment, Luke nodded, knowing he'd lost a battle. 

"Very well. I'll drive you to the frat."

When we made it, I was in disbelief at how busy it was. It was so early in the day. You'd think they'd need time to rest. 

"You go ahead," Luke replied while switching his gear. "I need to park the car." 

Nodding, I made my way across the sidewalk on shaky feet. I was glad for the time being the partiers on the lawn weren't staring at me like they knew about the tape. 

Perhaps I was in luck. Maybe not all of campus had seen it. 

I grew an insane headache as the loud music thumped in my ears. I was frustrated enough already and it was making me want to throw up even more. 

If I didn't find a place to sit soon...

At their normal couch, I saw Kylie, Ellie, and Annie. They were laughing and joking around until their eyes latched onto mine. 

I was shocked to see that Kylie wasn't perched on Hero's lap, though she did have a nasty grin on her face.

"Oh, look," She began, coming over to greet me, "Look who decided to show up."

I saw that she was dressed as slutty as ever, in tight leather. 

Ellie's face perked up when she saw Luke trail in behind me. Annie must have sensed danger because she joined, staying on the sidelines. 

"Shouldn't Hero be with you?" Kylie went on.

I thrust my chin up trying to appear confident. "No, he isn't. I'm surprised that you're not on his lap, to be honest."

Kylie brandished her phone, running her nails across the screen. "Oh, I wouldn't dare. Not after that spicy video you posted."

"How many times do I have to say it?" I shouted. "I never posted it."

Ellie laughed. "Ha! I told you she was after everyone's boyfriend! Now the entire campus is aware!"

I felt my chest grow heavy, fully prepared to cry into oblivion, until I saw Hero make his way down the frat's staircase, freezing the middle of the room.

I had never wanted to see him less in my life. As he made his way over to me, I yanked back. 

"I was in the hospital," I stated. 

"I know," Hero clenched his teeth, "Can you just quit it and come here-"

"No!" I screamed, not really giving a damn who heard me. "I was in the hospital and you left me! Alone!"

Now nearly everyone in the party stared at us. I noticed the music was barely noticeable until it seemed someone had shut it off. 

Hero huffed. "I needed time away from you."

"Yeah," I choked, "I knew you needed time away from this 'Psychotic Bitch'."

Hero rolled his eyes. "Well, you were being one."

"For good reason," I sobbed, "What's going on with this sex tape everyone's throwing in my face?"

The room had gone completely still. No movement. No noise.

Everyone's eyes were on us. 

At this, Hero grabbed onto my dress. 

"Can we talk about this somewhere else?" He whispered. 

"No!" I argued. "You made it abundantly clear to the entire student body that we've been fucking so I'm sure anything else you have to say won't be a surprise."

It remained silent until I went on. 

"You taped that when I lost my virginity that first time, didn't you?" I demanded. 

I was mortified to see that Kylie and Ellie seemed to be enjoying this very much.

"Okay," Annie said, "We should all stop this."

Ellie swiveled around, shooting Annie a glare. "Shut up."

It went silent once more.

"Yes," Hero finally answered, "I did tape it."

I pulled at the strands in my hair. "You do realize that taping someone without their knowledge is illegal, don't you? Oh my god, of course you do! You all were playing me a fool with that fucking news article!"

"This was taped before I-" Hero tried to say, but I cut in.

"And yet you posted it!" I exclaimed. "You posted it because you were mad at me! There are a lot of things I could say about you but I wouldn't do that! How could you?"

"What can I say?" Hero shrugged. "It's what I do."

"You tape random girls?" I asked in disbelief. 

Hero looked around as if he could somehow be excused from this.

"I use them to get what I want. What more do you want from me?"

I scoffed. "Nothing. I don't want anything from you. I can't believe I've been so stupid. I trusted you even though your mother threatened me- hell, you probably had her do it!"

"Look," Hero said, "Yes, I taped you. I was planning on posting it but I swear I didn't do it. It was-"

"Hero, just stop. When are you going to stop with the lying? You can't blame anyone else. You did this! When are you going to learn your actions have consequences?"

"Yes, yes!" Hero said, now looking more worried than ever. "I know they do. I'm sorry any of this happened. I'll go to counseling and I'll fix this; we'll fix this. We'll pretend this never happened."

"Maybe you will, but I won't." I turned towards Luke. "Can you give me a ride?"

Luke nodded. "Sure."

Hero tried grabbing at me again.

"What the fuck? You're leaving with him?"

"Yes!" I shouted. "I am leaving with him! You screwed my life so bad, Hero! Because of that damned tape, I may have it on my permanent record! I may have to beg for my job back because of you! I need to figure out what I'm to do now!"

"We'll talk it out at the apartment-"

"You seriously can't be that naive!" I complained. "I can't go back to the wretched place! Not when you have made payments! Maybe you haven't noticed but I am leaving you! I don't want you near me! Whatever you're dealing with in your life, is all on you! You can fix it on your own!"

Hero looked around at the students in the frat, then to Kylie. I knew everything that was occurring was embarrassing him. 

I could tell he was having an internal battle.

"You can't do this to me, baby. I love you!"

I shut my eyes, tightly, knowing this was all a lie. 

"I don't love you," I said. "I never loved you."

It pained me to look at the boy that I thought had been my world. For a moment, I believed that he was truly remorseful, with tears in his eyes and a strangled expression on his face, but I reminded myself of how good an actor he was. 

Before I could be persuaded further, I ran out the front door of the frat.

It seemed everyone on the lawn had congregated inside to watch the drama ensuing inside.

Looking up at the sky, I saw that it was now pouring rain. 

Without thinking, I began crying, melting down to my knees.

My life was in shambles. What could I do? Where could I go from here?

"Kristina?"

A voice sounded out of nowhere. I looked up to the source of it.

It wasn't my mother, Elouise, who I'd grown to know all my life. It wasn't the woman who tried so hard to mold me into the person she envisioned me to be. The woman that was degrading me every chance she got. 

It was strange. I knew we'd never met, but it was like looking at my own reflection, another part of me that seemed to have disappeared quite some time ago. 

Without a doubt, I knew exactly who this person had to be.

I stood to my feet, clutching my hands to my chest. 

"Mom?"

THE END!!!!!

(Just kidding... sort of. This is the end of the book but I will be writing a sequel. You might have to search me on Google or visit my page to find it though!)

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