He Taught Me Love and Then Ruined It Whole
358 Views · Ongoing · Piper Hayes
I spent seven years being Preston Maddox's personal errand girl.
Did his homework, took his father's belt for him, cut off every friend I had because he said he didn't like me talking to other guys.
I told myself that if I was good enough, patient enough, he'd eventually see me.
Then came the school's centennial gala. In front of everyone, he locked me, a girl with severe aquaphobia, inside a water tank filled to the brim with ice-cold water, so Vanessa Sinclair could have a pretty backdrop for her ballet number.
The audience roared. He watched Vanessa take her bow with this soft, adoring smile on his face. The only time he glanced at me was when he noticed I'd made a mess, and all he did was wrinkle his nose.
The water rose over my head, and something in me finally understood.
To Preston Maddox, I wasn't even worth as much as a dog.
If a dog was drowning, its owner would at least care.
Me? I just disgusted him.
Did his homework, took his father's belt for him, cut off every friend I had because he said he didn't like me talking to other guys.
I told myself that if I was good enough, patient enough, he'd eventually see me.
Then came the school's centennial gala. In front of everyone, he locked me, a girl with severe aquaphobia, inside a water tank filled to the brim with ice-cold water, so Vanessa Sinclair could have a pretty backdrop for her ballet number.
The audience roared. He watched Vanessa take her bow with this soft, adoring smile on his face. The only time he glanced at me was when he noticed I'd made a mess, and all he did was wrinkle his nose.
The water rose over my head, and something in me finally understood.
To Preston Maddox, I wasn't even worth as much as a dog.
If a dog was drowning, its owner would at least care.
Me? I just disgusted him.














