The moment we entered, he wrapped his arms around me, his breath hot on my neck. “God, you smell amazing today!”
I felt my stomach churn, but I had a mission. Choking back my revulsion, I said, “I’m actually kind of hungry. Could you grab me
a snack?”
“Now?” Jake looked disappointed.
I forced a smile, giving his arm a flirtatious squeeze. “Yeah, I’m too famished to focus on… anything else.”
That did the trick. Jake’s eyes lit up again. “Sure thing! I’ll be right back!”
“Something warm would be great. My stomach’s been acting up,” I added quickly, buying myself more time. Then I perched on the edge of his bed
_____“Got it,” Jake said, hurrying out.
1/2
+15 BONU
The moment he left, I let out a shaky breath and snatched his phone from the bed. I’d strategically blocked it earlier, knowing he might forget about it.
I knew Jake’s password but had never snooped before. He trusted me completely. I unlocked it easily and spotted the Reddit icon
on his home screen.
My heart pounded as I opened the app and navigated to his profile. When I saw that familiar username, it felt like the floor had dropped out from under me.
It really was him.
He was even boasting in the comments about his clever scheme!
So he was the one trying to scam me for money, and he was the one with HIV. But we’d both had medical check–ups. How could this be possible?
Suddenly, a horrifying thought struck me. I quickly snapped some photos of his phone screen, then stumbled to his desk and started rifling through the drawers,
In the third drawer, I found what I was looking for: bottles of medication. Zidovudine, Lamivudine, Nevirapine.
–
I recognized these names from my frantic online research they were HIV medications.
on
top was a
prescription with the dosage, clearly showing Jake’s name.
My mind went blank
Operating on autopilot, I pulled out my phone and took a picture of the drawer’s contents.
