Chapter 10
Just as I was about to go confront Ruben, I received a strange text message:
“Come with sincerity to please me, or the online trolls won’t be removed.”
An hour later, I found myself at Ruben’s house.
Ruben was leaning against the door, wearing gold–rimmed glasses and blowing out cigarette
smoke. He barked:
“Come in!”
The moment I entered, he extinguished the cigarette, hoisted me over his shoulder, and
marched toward the master bedroom.
He threw me heavily onto the bed.
He loosened his tie and pulled a box of condoms from his pocket, commanding:
“Open it, please me. If I’m satisfied, I’ll call off the trolls!”
When I saw what he was holding, my ears instantly burned with embarrassment. I turned
my face
face away:
“No… I… can’t!”
He grabbed my face and twisted it back toward him:
“Joanna, think you’re tough now?”
“Don’t think that just because you have a hundred thousand followers, you’re something
special.”
“I’m telling you, without me, you’re nothing!”
With that, he aggressively leaned in to kiss me.
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Crazy Ito’s completely insanet
Ruben is a full blown psychopath!
I bit down on his lip, the metallic taste of blood spreading in my mouth.
Then, I shoved him off and pushed him to the floor.
Just then, the phone rang and the doorbell echoed from outside
Ruben saw the name “Hector” flash on the screen, and he completely lost it.
He ripped off his gold–rimmed glasses, his eyes bloodshot:
“Don’t answer it!”
Seizing the opportunity, I ran out of the living room and opened the door for Hector.
When Hector saw me, he grabbed me and ran.
By the time we reached his car, I was trembling all over.
I wanted to cry, but no tears would come.
I had never seen Ruben like this before.
This version of him was a stranger to me, and even more terrifying.
Hector held me and gently patted my back, whispering:
“It’s okay, it’s okay.”
But just then-
There was a violent crash from outside the car window:
“Joanna, get out here!”
“Drive! Drive fast!”
