I Deleted You Traitor Even My Blade Forgot Your Name novel Chapter 35

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

The next day, I’ve just finished eating a stale bagel–following what the Post–It said–when my door gets kicked in.

Jax comes in with a whole crew, people with cameras and equipment flooding my tiny apartment.

rynn’s on his arm with a fake smile plastered on.

ome producer–looking guy walks up to me.

You Harlow Blake? We’re with Coming Home.”

Dax and Brynn are back in town, doing this whole hometown thing.”

Helping out folks who need it.”

Heard things have been tough for you. We wanna film your story, see if we can get people to help out.”

m curled up in my chair, can’t understand what he’s saying.

Tho’s Dax? Why would he help me?

look at the empty wall where the notes used to be and my mind goes completely blank.

ax walks up to me and every camera immediately points at us.

Iarlow, seven years and you can’t even take care of yourself anymore?”

look at him and only one thing registers.

‘ou’re… the guy who ripped up my notes yesterday.”

ax’s face goes dark, but Brynn jumps in quick.

ee? Her memory really is gone.”

Jaz, don’t take it personally.”

he turns to the cameras, arranging her face into pity.

eah, Daz and I heard about what’s going on with Harlow.”

When she left him seven years ago? We all figured she’d found something better, you know?”

But look at her now. Dax feels terrible about it.”

He keeps saying, like, ‘Maybe if I’d been better back then, she wouldn’t have… you know.”

So coming back here, first thing he wanted to do was check on her

See if he could help.”

Honestly? Dax is just… he’s such a good guy

I mean, after what she did? And he still wants to help hits ex? That says everything

can’t follow what they’re saying just too loud, too many people, my head pounding

stand up, wanting to go to my room where it’s quiet.

“Where do you think you’re going?”

Dax grabs my wrist hard.

“Don’t leave. You’re the star today.”

“What, can’t even fight back anymore? You used to be pretty good at causing drama.”

He forces me back into the chair.

Director, we’re ready.”

he director immediately signals the cameras toward me.

Miss Blake, can we see the rest of your place?”

ax answers for me.

Yeah, go ahead. Film everything. The more details the better.”

veryone starts going through my tiny apartment, filming everything–my faded clothes, the stale bagel on the table, my blanket with patches sewn in…

ly neighbor Mrs. Rodriguez squeezes in, and the second she sees cameras, she starts performing.

Oh honey, you have no idea what Harlow used to be like.”

Playing both sides–keeping our Dax on the hook while hooking up with some city guy in a Mercedes.”

We all said, Dax is such a good kid, how could she be that blind?”

Look at her now–karma’s real!”

ich guy got bored, dumped her back here, brain all messed up.”

ust sits in a daze all day.”

f her dead parents hadn’t left her this dump, she’d be on the streets.”

can’t follow the complicated relationships, but I feel those hostile stares mixed with people clearly enjoying the show.

rynn comes over and puts her hand on my shoulder.

Mrs. Rodriguez, don’t say that. The past is past.”

leeing Harlow like this… It hurts.”

ut while she’s talking, she glances at the camera and signals them to keep thing this conflict

push her hand off, stand up, and try to get away

Stop filming get out…”

fy voice is shaking.

Dax grabs me again.

Harlow, everyone’s trying to help Why are you being such a back

Don’t you love money?

After this airs, tons of people will donate

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“You ll be set for life.”

“Or are you acting again? Trying to make me feel bad?”

‘Go ahead–cry, scream, cuss me out like you did seven years ago!”

His words get suppressed laughter from people around us.

My head starts pounding and sounds and images blur together.

yank free and bolt for the door.

Get out… all of you get out…”

shout it, then everything goes black.

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