We grew up together, and Caleb knew my biggest fear was snakes. No matter how much he disliked me or how many pranks he pulled, he'd never used snakes against me. That was a line he wouldn't cross.
Of course, that was until Nina came along.
Right then, a sharp pain ripped through my abdomen, and I curled up into a ball on the floor. Panic surged through me as I felt something slipping away inside.
Desperately clutching my stomach, I swallowed my pride and begged, my voice trembling. "Please call me an ambulance!"
Nina, nestled in Caleb's arms, covered her mouth and laughed, her voice dripping with cruelty. "A little stomach pain and you already need an ambulance? Still playing the innocent act after all these years? Your tricks to seduce Caleb have gotten even more shameless."
Her words stung like salt in an open wound. "Like mother, like daughter, huh? Those two-faced genes must be hereditary."
Nina's taunt stopped Caleb in his tracks. For a brief moment, there had been a flicker of concern in his eyes, but it quickly morphed into hatred.
"Just like your dead, two-faced mother. So cheap."