"Baby," I pleaded. "Just listen."

"I don't have to fucking listen!" Gracie shrieked. Her pale complexion had turned a bright red in fury. "I can't believe you'd do this." Tears welled up in her beautiful blue eyes.

"I didn't," I reached out to touch her arm. She let me. "Hey, remember when you cheated on me with Robert? We fixed that."

Her hand flew back and slapped my cheek. "You cunt! It's nothing like that!"

"I'm sorry," I whispered, falling back onto the bed. I repeated those two words over and over as she hit and screamed and eventually slipped her hand into my pants.

I heard her voice apologizing for the noise to my parents. She said she'd come back tomorrow because we'd worked it all out.

I just stayed still on my bed, surrounded by my own white feathers.