Jilleen lean in close. “Yeah,” the extra dose in her system caused her to speak more freely. “You win, Jake. You had always been right about me. Remember, Plebe camp…I couldn’t ring the bell because of you. No I couldn’t do that to you, this was the life you wanted. So I endured it. Do you know how I did that?”
Jilleen came up to her feet before Jake, and looked up to his eyes. “I wanted to prove you wrong. I wanted to show you I was more than some petty cheerleader.” She wanted to stop, but continued. “You were right, I didn’t belong. Jake, I just wish…”