Malora Kingston
Miami, Florida
8/20/25

IT'S BEEN a couple days since Malora started her 'ignore Zach's existence' strike. He really hurt her feelings with the way he talked to her and she couldn't let it go.

The whole situation triggered her, her whole life she dealt with being yelled at and looked down on by her mother. So why would she be okay with Zach doing it? Even if it was her fault for making a stupid joke, he completely overreacted.

So from now on she just wouldn't speak to him. The moment they got back from the store that day she locked herself in the room and never came out unless she had to use the bathroom or eat, and he didn't even try checking on her.

She honestly started contemplating on if she should move back in with Lily or not. Malora never wanted to live in a house with that evil lady again, but at this point what other option did she have?

Zach was clearly fed up with her so what was the point in staying here? She thought it would be best to just leave since she was becoming such a burden, plus she was tired of the uncomfortable silence whenever they happened to be in the same room together.

For one, Zach shouldn't be uncomfortable in his own home. And for two, she shouldn't feel like a pain in his ass whenever she was around him.

Ever since the argument or whatever that whole situation, she noticed his passive aggressive energy towards her.

Like for instance yesterday when she was making a sandwich, he started mumbling shit under his breath the proceeded to suck his teeth.. as if she was the one that hurt his damn feelings!

And honestly, maybe she did.. that joke probably hit a nerve of his but at this point in time, she didn't care. In her eyes he was doing too much over something that could've easily been avoided if he'd just tried to talk her civilly, without losing his temper.

Mal promised herself that by tonight she would decide if she should stay here or go back home, but she might have already had her answer.

LILY

did you already
throw my stuff out?

LILY
Lol no I didn't, cause
I knew your sorry ass would
come running back.

LILY
Bring your ass back home,
and as soon as you do I have
something for you.
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Malora couldn't help but to wonder what Lily meant by that, but she decided to just brush it off. There wasn't much time to think about that, especially when she still had to pack all her things.

"Or should I just leave them here? He paid for it so maybe he'll want it back." It finally dawned on her that everything she's bought in the past couple of weeks was with his money. From the way she looked at it, none of this shit was actually hers.

And she's never been one to chase after money, nor take things that she didn't buy. "Okay so I'll just leave this shit here, he paid for it after all."

Now that she didn't have anything to pack, leaving would be a lot easier. All she really needed was her phone and the clothes on her back, everything else she could hopefully buy again when she gets back on her feet.

Zach wasn't inside the house at the time and that was probably for the best, she knew he would have thrown a fit if he found out what she was planning. Part of her honestly wished he was here to talk her out of it, but she wasn't even sure if he cared anymore.

The last time they had a full conversation was that day he got upset with her, and she vividly remembered him saying 'You can do you, I don't care anymore.'

So that's exactly what she was going to do.

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Zachariah Chase
Miami, Florida
8/20/25

Taking a hit of his blunt, his mind automatically drifted to Malora. He wondered what she was doing right now and if she was okay..

He just had to get out of that house, it felt so weird now because Mal barely came out the room. And when she did she never spoke a word to him, didn't even look his way. He'd be lucky enough to get a side eye, at most.

So now he was sitting in his car hotboxing, something he would usually do with Malora..

He missed her smile, her random outbursts, and of course the way she had something to say every 5 seconds.

Zach felt horrible for the way he'd been treating her these past few days, but she needed to understand that everything wasn't a joke. However, he could admit that he probably did overreact just a bit with the yelling.

When he watched her run into the house with tears streaming down her face that night, the first thing he wanted to do was get on his knees and apologize over and over again until she forgave him.

But as soon as he built up the courage to do so, it was too late. She was already giving him the silent treatment and ignoring his existence. So of course him being the petty man he is, he matched energy.

One thing about Zach was he would never kiss somebody's ass, especially when he wasn't necessarily the one in the wrong.

He felt like Malora didn't understand how her words made him feel.. he was trying to do everything he could to help her out, so what she said was kind of like a slap in the face, joke or not.

"This why I gotta stop helpin' random people man," he shook his head while talking to himself.

None of this would've ever happened if he'd just left that girl alone.

Once he was finally done with his hotbox session, he decided it was time to go back inside. He didn't like to be out too late anyways, some shit was always going down and he wasn't in the mood to play superhero right now.

When he made it to the front door he noticed it was already slightly cracked open. He immediately went into defense mode and kept a steady grip on his gun. Who the fuck was in his house?

It couldn't have been Mal because he would've seen her come outside, and she didn't have a car to go anywhere.

"Aye Malora, you in here right?" He yelled, waiting for a response. His mind went to the worse case scenario, maybe somebody came in here and took her?

Just as he was getting ready to check the room something stood out to him, a piece of paper folded up neatly and placed perfectly on the couch, somewhat like a note..

Dear Zachariah,
I cannot thank you enough for everything you've done for me. I truly appreciate it and I promise as soon as I can I'll pay you back for everything. The time I spent with you can never be replaced by anything else, honestly they're by far some of the best moments of my life. I'd do anything to relive them time and time again. And once again, I'm so sorry for the joke I made, but I do feel like you were going too far by yelling at me like that. I also understand that your feelings were most likely hurt, and if this whole ordeal has taught me anything it's to watch what I say, and that everything isn't always a joke. I'm so sorry if I was a burden, I never meant to hurt you or stress you out.. And I left everything that you bought me in the room on the dresser. I just felt it was respectful to leave it there, since I didn't pay for it! But I'm going to let you go now, and I realize that I talked too much even through a note lol.. I know you'd probably be telling me to shut up by now, so I'm going to head out before I get more on your nerves! But again, thank you so much for everything, you're one of the kindest souls I've ever met. I'll never forget you Zach.
Love, Malora :)

Zachariah couldn't help the frown that was forming on his face. This is the very last thing he wanted, for her to leave him like everyone else did.

She was never a burden to him at all, he found joy in even the smallest things she did. Like how she would always ask if he was okay every five minutes, just because. Or how she would have him carry her for no absolute reason, just so she could be in his embrace- even though she would never admit it, he already knew.

Nah.. he wasn't about to just sit here and take this. How the fuck did she even manage to leave without him seeing her?! He was parked outside the whole time!

The only thing he could think of was to text her, since he really had no other choice.

MY MAL 😐🫶🏼

Malora stop playing
games, where did you go?
Not delivered

So you blocked me..
you for real bro? That's
how it is now?
Not delivered

Alright. Watch what
happen.
Not delivered

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The poor girl's naked body subconsciously curled into a ball for some type of comfort. From the moment she got home Lily put her through hell.

Turns out that text from earlier actually did have meaning behind it. Lily didn't even give her daughter a second to walk into the door before she started her evil antics.

As soon as Lily got that text stating Mal was coming back, she was already planning out punishments. She had her husband and his friends come in here and.. do things to Mal. Things that she'd rather not go into detail about.

And to make matters worse Lily recorded the whole thing, said that if Mal ever tried to leave again.. she'd release it for the whole world to see.

Now, Malora knew her mother could go low but this was just beyond her expectations. She would much rather settle for the beatings her mother would usually do.. the sad part is, this wasn't the first time Lily's let her husband do things to her daughter. The first time was probably when she was around 14-15. Shit, it's happened so many times now she didn't even know for sure how many or when it started.

And the whole time she was getting violated, all she could think about was Zach. How she'd finally got her knight in shining armor, and she found a way to fuck that up too.

"I don't even wanna be here anymore, I can't keep fucking doing this.." She quietly sobbed to herself, because this time.. she knew no one could save her. Not even Zach.

authors note
umm one thing abt me is ima make
some shit sad.. but nooo my babies, i feel so bad for themmm.