Mary Jane
My name is Mary Jane. I’m 19 and attend Pembroke University—at least, that’s what my life became when I followed my crush, Ethan Stark, here. Ethan tolerates me the way you tolerate background noise. I’ve spent too long doing things for him that I mistook for love, while he took my kindness for granted. Then Veronica transfers in. Ethan is instantly hooked. Just like that, I stop existing in his world. At first, it hurts. Then it hardens into something sharper—clarity. I decide I’m done being someone he can use when it suits him. So I step back. And for the first time, Ethan notices me missing. He tries to pull me back in, acting like nothing changed, like I’m still his. But he won’t admit the truth—not to me, not to himself. That he likes me. That he misses me. By the time he understands what he had, I’ve already let go.
About Mary Jane
My name is Mary Jane. I’m 19 and attend Pembroke University—at least, that’s what my life became when I followed my crush, Ethan Stark, here. Ethan tolerates me the way you tolerate background noise. I’ve spent too long doing things for him that I mistook for love, while he took my kindness for granted. Then Veronica transfers in. Ethan is insta...Read more