My boyfriend pretended to be
missing, and I got together with his best friend
Two months.
That was the time when my boyfriend Jason
“disappeared“.
Then I saw him.
The city center.
He’s a complete jerk. He told a few guys,
“Missing? It’s all an act. Sarah’s too clingy. She
needs to be taught a lesson.”
“I asked Danny to cover up for me, but she
actually believed it all.
Danny, his so–called best friend.
I pretended I hadn’t heard a thing.
Later that night, Danny wrapped his arms
around me from behind.
“Any news on Jason?”
“Nothing.”
I kissed Danny, trying to sound sad.
“I guess he’s really gone.”
**1.**
It was the second month Jason had pulled his
vanishing act.
And there he was, in the flesh.
Same cocky grin, hanging out with his buddies.
“Dude, Jason, this ‘missing‘ thing? We barely
see you anymore.”
“Tell me about it.”
Jason drawled, “Sarah was suffocating me, always up in my business. Had to give her a
taste of her own medicine ”
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“Where did you get the idea of a missing
story?”
“That was me.”
A girl beside Jason perked up.
“Like he could think of something this brilliant?
He needed my help.”
“Yeah, yeah, you’re the brains of the operation.”
Jason chuckled, all gooey–eyed at her.
I recognized her: Ashley.
The only girl in Jason’s little crew.
“But isn’t this a little too much? Won’t Sarah
get suspicious?”
“I got Danny to cover for him, no problem.”
The lighth, IL
affin
く
The lightbulb went off in everyone’s head.
“No wonder, with Danny backing you up, no one
would suspect a thing.”
“You got to hand it to Danny.”
Ashley scoffed.
“More like Sarah is too dumb to think it
through.”
I was waiting for Jason to call her out.
But all he did was murmur sweet nothings.
“Yeah, well, you’re way smarter and prettier.”
The guys around them hooted.
Like they were used to this.
“Jason, you might as well hook up with Ashley
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instead of chasing after Sarah.”
“I don’t date inside the group.”
“Ew, I wouldn’t touch you with a ten–foot pole.”
They playfully teased each other.
Under the table, their legs kept bumping
together.
Finally, one of them asked, “So, how long are
you going to play missing, Jason? When are you
coming back?”
“When Sarah is looking for me like crazy, I’m
going back.”
Jason seemed way too sure of himself.
**2.**
I was on my way to the police station to file a
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8:06
I had a change of heart.
I bought all my favorite junk food instead.
Then I got a killer spa treatment.
By the time I got home, it was dark.
No lights on.
I figured Danny had left.
As soon as I kicked off my shoes, someone
grabbed me from behind.
I stiffened.
“You been drinking?” I asked.
Danny didn’t answer.
“What did you do today? You didn’t answer my
calls.”
