Embarrassed Under the Bed

Summary

The night Nate skipped class to meet the girl who broke me, I was trapped downstairs, forced to listen to every sound.

"Does Leila do this for you?"

A low grunt from him, then his sharp voice as he gripped her chin. "Stella, if Leila ever finds out, you're dead."

Stella laughed, a sound like broken glass, before her lips met his. "Then I’ll die happy."

Through the flickering window light, I saw their tangled silhouettes.

Stella had led the bullying in middle school, relentless, carving depression into my soul.