A Weight Lifted
Kelly
Wanting to soothe Dan's rage, I make my shoulders slump, my entire body look unthreatening. "Yes. Of course. I'm really sorry, Dan. I didn't realize I was running late."
It doesn't work, of course.
He leers at me. "You think they won't leave you again just as soon as they feel like it? Of course they will. They already did. You're a toy to them, you know that? A fucking hole in a wall to put their dicks in."
I freeze. "I would never—"
He points at me. He might be off his feet, but I feel the weight of his intimidation even from halfway across the room.