Chapter 78

Opening my emails, I pull up Jackson’s email and begin typing.

‘In the office, come now, Jake is here and won’t leave’

I hope he reads it. He has his emails set to show up on his phone, but sometimes he has them hidden.

“Jake, we can be friends. I would just rather you didn’t follow me or show up uninvited.” Where is Jackson? Getting up, I walk towards the door.

He moves, his body blocking my path. “You see, Alena, I don’t believe that. I see you a lot, you just don’t know, and you don’t want to be friends.”

Staring at him in disbelief, I shake my head. What does he expect? Me to be happy? ‘Hey, look, you tried to rape me, got disturbed, but yes, let’s be friends’. If he thinks that, he is delusional and needs to realise it. I try to move around him, but he stands there, blocking the door. His hand lifts up and shuts the blinds, so no one can see in. Where the hell is Jackson?

“I am not going to hurt you, Alena. I would never hurt you. I onl