Chapter 5

I felt that I must have been out of my mind not to notice Derek cheating on me in the past.

I felt so dumb coming to this dump just because Derek tossed a song onto his playlist.

I deserved that beating since I was being so damn naive.

But those two who jumped me had to pay for what they did.

The day I got to the hospital, before the doctors even finished checking me out, Derek called.

As soon as I picked up, he jumped right in, "Adele, the cops called me. They said you're in the hospital…