Chapter 15. Losing It

Jacob

I watched as my ex-girlfriend secretly downed one shot after another, oblivious to Samuel’s absence. She hadn’t realized that she didn’t need to worry about him, since Samuel and Clara had left nearly forty-five minutes ago, leaving me in charge of the kids who were not-so kids in reality. But she didn’t notice. Of course, how could she? She was too engrossed with her boy-toy and friends to even glance at anyone. Especially me.

It was as if I didn’t fucking exist to her, and it bothered me. It really fucking did. I was so used to having her attention all on me, only me, that now, deprived of it, I felt like a teenager craving the attention of his favorite girl in college. It was fucked up, but it was the truth.

I wanted Evelyn’s eyes on me as much as my eyes were on her. She was fucking mine to take and I didn’t fucking like the idea of sharing but right now basically everyone had her but…not me.

I watched as she took another shot, Nancy sneaking