12. What Goes Around

"Damn it!" Amber shouted as she stomped on the stairs, frustrated with her bad luck.

She then contacted Jason, her boyfriend, who she was sure would take her in for a while.

"Yeah, Amber..." Jason answered, his voice hoarse, indicating he had just woken up.

"Honey... Can you come pick me up?"

"Huh? Pick you up? Are you allowed to come home already?" Jason asked in succession.

A woman's voice sounded affectionate in the background, making Amber tense.

"Who's that?" she asked, her chest burning.

Amber could hear Jason moving and leaving the room wherever he had been earlier. She could even hear the sound of her boyfriend closing the door gently.

Amber's heart was consumed by jealousy.

"That's Ma, Amber... You know I'm crammed in here," Jason reasoned.

But Amber knew her boyfriend was lying. She knew the creak of Jason's studio flat door perfectly; even the distance from the bed to the door was ingrained in her mind.

Jason had lied and betrayed her.

‘And for God's sake, does he think I d
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