I donated bl00d to save my boyfriend after his friends told me he had been in a serious ac:cid:ent. As I was leaving the hospital, I heard someone behind a door say, “I can’t believe she fell for it again.”

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I froze, wondering if the lightheadedness was making me see things.

Then laughter drifted from a nearby VIP suite with the door slightly open.

“I honestly can’t believe Chloe fell for it again,” a voice mocked, making my heart stop.

I moved closer and looked inside.

Brendan was lying comfortably on the bed, his hair perfect, with no oxygen tube, injuries, or bandages anywhere.

He scrolled casually through his phone while Mason, Wyatt, and the same fraternity friends who had sobbed on the phone hours earlier surrounded him.