I Killed My Boyfriend's Crush

first love died

rabbed my throat, his eyes bloods

t Blake's forehead, his eyes were rimmed wi

e trigger, I said co

intimacy when a sudden r

r voice came th

first. Tonight, I mi

Pulling the blanket over myself, I covered the

int of our closeness, but it le

ered my courage, hoping against ho

ce dripped with gentleness, yet

r-streaked face, and the wetness on my pa

ke would always choose L

s an ir

my suitcase onto a plane

lious teenager, staging a

just beyond the window. My eyes, thou

oticed I was go

t he'd send

it up, then went d

e, not on the flight, not duri

ully. I'd rather have stayed a fish

ps only I ever understoo

home. Everything seemed so nor

ved to toy

my heart pounding at the thought of seeing him again, I learned my b

rabbed my throat, his eyes bloods

to my tender skin, lea

ground, tears pooling in my eyes.

e disgust froze

eren't for that face, you

his face, one that fa

I was nothing

r, yet I still let myse

bing wound on my ne

ut. I trembled, laug

I thought I glimpsed

brushing back my tangled hair.

smirk, mock

life to love had handed

sped out words in

I regretted loving you. Before, my answ

almost too slightly to noti

him from my heart, leav

as just a fleeting

p in my shaky youth. Thank you

t a criminal inves

is the suspec

the photo my colleague handed m

t overwhe

body buzzed wit

no see,

cked evidence. They released m

nished from my life. I

tandout performance. They assigned me to the most critical

own the suspect's exact

d already spinning with

ack, I stood at

f us, but I cornered him

everyday habits-they all became weapons I u

it-chat. I just

ehead, his eyes glowed red. He

ne. Did those weathered eyes s

s curling. His words

ed my grip on the trigger and

tion room, Blake

eatedly, the rookie int

I need s

frustration. "Blake, as the suspect in this

" Blake dodged my question,

s death scene!" I narrowed my eyes, fo

suddenly, as if

aint smirk tugged at his lips, set

es. We've got

colleague burst in, saying he wasn't tied to t

yself. He was the key to this b

ly to get a harsh scolding

ncuff him. He strolled out o

n and whispered in my ear. "

turned irresistible when h

ew into my e

y earlobe. I clenched my

'd meet again if fate allowed. But I saw

ke, you play the cocky young guy

, waved back enthusiastical

hat, nearly twis

ridda

s, I kept tailing him

liked spending an hour or two at

Nothing stood out, and

ustice would catch

lowed him to th

ly stubborn. Guess yo

e gripped my chin hard. His tone stayed light,

breath grew heavy. A

lip hard, refusing to let a

hrough me. He tea

my collarbone. The coo

e noticed something off about me.

I fought the pa

bleeds, never turning back. So, Mr. Suspect, you'

d too grim. Blake f

oked my leg and swung a p

ch pain hit. Sweat be

our stomach's a

s he tried to help, stumb

again? I'll take y

d your help

dragging me to the hospital

s hit my shoulders, nau

et lost, drawing sta

ve in like my life depended on

le ride. I couldn't tell if it was

ver's attention. I use

r plushie into my hands. He said it was for his daughter originally,

the bear, and dragge

even register

heart f

. Wrapped in warmth, my

leep, an odd beeping

at noise

punching in

nder the bed, tiptoed over, and s

me, it

on. Blake rubbed hi

t felt s

felt refres

"What do you want? Did you dig up m

the station. I don'

get

medicine, a

earlier now rushed to bring me meds. Did h

standoff, I gave in t

ssed them in my mouth, gulped water, w

inded me several times to set t

ain, always forgetting my alarm

m rang on ti

e's little games

my mistakes. I'd

tence brought new leads, earn

ade Holdings' lobby to

r 1 was the grandson of Jade Holdings' founder, C

r pulled up to the bu

ver. Jade Holdings had to be linked to

w me, he froze briefly

I didn't bother reading his face. "I'm a polic

reply, Blake popped up

er, "Still

m, and yanked me three

lared. He hurled

rant until he sense

la

s on him and hauled him back to the st

s at the old man with a smug wave, then

t the old guy couldn't car

g this small, he didn't deserv