{"id":2525,"date":"2022-05-29T20:30:11","date_gmt":"2022-05-29T20:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mazimai.com\/?p=2525"},"modified":"2022-05-29T20:30:12","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T20:30:12","slug":"chastising-love-chapter-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mazimai.com\/?p=2525","title":{"rendered":"Chastising Love &#8211; Chapter 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"203\" src=\"http:\/\/mazimai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Chastising-Love-Banner-1024x203.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mazimai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Chastising-Love-Banner-1024x203.png 1024w, https:\/\/mazimai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Chastising-Love-Banner-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/mazimai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Chastising-Love-Banner-768x152.png 768w, https:\/\/mazimai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Chastising-Love-Banner-1536x304.png 1536w, https:\/\/mazimai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Chastising-Love-Banner.png 1918w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Chapter 2<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"959\" height=\"148\" src=\"http:\/\/mazimai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Line.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mazimai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Line.jpg 959w, https:\/\/mazimai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Line-300x46.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mazimai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Line-768x119.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One week later<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The girl and I, who I now know is called Beth have basically spent all this week together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know it seems strange after all she was cheating with my ex not long ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But we have bonded, and I am very surprised that she would have been the woman on the side, because she is such a sweet girl who wouldn&#8217;t hurt a fly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nate had always been a bad influence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But thought he had changed after being together so long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I thought we would get married, have children and spend the rest of our life&#8217;s together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I haven&#8217;t heard from him since, not that I would want to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I haven&#8217;t told anyone else about what happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also haven&#8217;t been to lessons in a few days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I kept calling in sick, but Beth has been taking notes for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It turns out she&#8217;s in the same course as I, so she been going straight in college and then back to mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t know what I would do without her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It turns out that she was an only child and had no family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year her parents were killed in a crash with a drunk driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She started drinking a lot after that and met Nate in a bar on one of her many binges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He told her he was single at first, and they slept together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few weeks later she found out he was dating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He told her I was obsessed with him and would never let him dump me. I would always just come round like nothing happened. Plus I was a slut and had cheated on him with many others, including his best friend, Dexter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, it was all lies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t get me wrong I would have been devastated if he dumped me, but I would have got over it after a while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But no, he had to do it the cowards way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had never done anything to get to deserve this.<br>I hate him; he is evil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beth also told me she didn&#8217;t have any friends really either, because she had some issues speaking to people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not that you would ever know the way we chat together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She makes me feel better and forget about things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She lived in a dorm we another girl who hated her, because she didn&#8217;t speak much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a late night, and we were watching movies in my bedroom in our pj&#8217;s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;What you like to move in here with me?&#8221; I asked her knowing she hated it her current place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She looked at with a slightly shocked expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Are you sure? After all\u2026&#8221; I cut her off before she could complete her sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Really. I like having you here. And before you say anything it wasn&#8217;t your fault.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t believe you. But thanks, I would love to if you are sure,&#8221; she said the last piece as a question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8221; Yes I&#8217;m sure. You are like a sister to me, and I couldn&#8217;t have got through this week if it weren&#8217;t for you,&#8221; I said with a small smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She started to bounce about on her bum on the bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m glad. I&#8217;ve always wanted a sister,&#8221; she said hugging me now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Good we will pick up your stuff tomorrow and let the college dorm person know.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Are you sure? You haven&#8217;t been out all week; I would be Ok to do it on my own&#8221; her tone sounding worried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I sighed &#8220;I know, but I have to leave sooner or later. I should also get back to college before I fall too far behind.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We both fell asleep before the end of the movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next morning was a Sunday,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So not many people should be around, much to my happiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She told me nobody knows about what happened to me, but I couldn&#8217;t help but still Panicking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I drove Beth to the dorm in my car and packed outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This looks\u2026 Ummm\u2026 Nice,&#8221; I said cringing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was an old building that looked like it was about to fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I know,&#8221; She laughed and then said<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It is a hole and is just as bad inside.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She looked at me and put her hand on my shoulder and asked &#8220;Are you ready?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I nodded, and we both exited the car, me more nervous than her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Walking towards the front door, I started to panic and hyperventilate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We can go back,&#8221; Beth said grabbing my hand to try and calm me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I stood still closed my eyes and started to take deep breaths to calm myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I opened my eyes and saw a slightly frantic looking Beth in front of me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I smiled at her and said &#8220;I am Ok now. Let&#8217;s get this over and done with.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arriving at the door to her room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was on the second floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beth wasn&#8217;t kidding about this place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I swear I was almost crawling up he stairs and across the landing corridor to here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With every step, the floor creaked like we were going to fall through it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m glad I won&#8217;t have to do this after today,&#8221; she said walking slow like me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Me too. This place is scary,&#8221; I replied as Beth took out her key for the door before walking inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No one was in the room. Not surprising though, it was Sunday and midday, most people would be out with friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I packed her stuff, she kept grabbing the stuff and taking down to the car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After almost two hours, we were done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I took a final bag to the car while Beth checks the room over to make sure we didn&#8217;t miss anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ll meet you down at the car,&#8221; I said picking up a bag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She passed me the car keys and gave me a look as if to say &#8216;Will you be OK?&#8217; I nodded and mouthed &#8216;Thanks.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another slow walk down the creepy second floor and the stairs and through the front door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There still wasn&#8217;t anybody about, or at least none of which I could see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I do have a feeling of being watched. 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