When will we value the humanity we have left?
List after list, you pretend you don’t see
Let the perpetrators write policy
They make the rules that put you in danger
You let it slide ‘cause you’re a fucking hater
Say it again (say it again)—We aren’t as free as we like to think
(What’s it gonna be?)
(What’s it gonna be?)
Say it again (say it again)—How much more do we need to bleed?
The End
EPILOGUE —ARI
“I’m not going.”
“Oh, come on, Ari. It’ll be fun.”
“For you, maybe. You’re not the one who humiliated yourself publicly. Why the fuck do you think I would want to go back there after that?”
“If anything, I’m the one who humiliated myself. And I’ll even tell Jeffery or whatever his name was exactly what happened.”
“Julien.”
Will narrows his eyes. “Right. That guy.”
Aha. Jealous bastard just showed me my way out of this.
“Okay, fine,” I say, throwing up my hands in defeat. “I guess we should show him our thanks for not going to the press, especially after that article came out. He’s a nice guy. I mean, he was nice to me, before you scared him off. And he’s really, really hot. Those arms?—”
“Alright, alright. That’s enough of that.”
“What? You’re the one who wanted to throw a party at his bar. And you’re right, it’s a nice thing to do to show our thanks. I would like to express to him how disappointed I was that I didn’t get to?—”
Will crosses his arms over his chest. “Ari,” he warns.
“William.”
“You’ve made your point. I’ll send him a fruit basket or something.”
“Nonsense. I think we should do it. I’m going to invite Alonso, I know he’d appreciate?—”
Will grabs me by the shirt and drags me inside the beach house, the door slamming loud enough that I’m sure everyone heard it all the way out on the beach, even.
“You trying to piss me off?”
“I would never,” I say, pressing a hand to my chest. “How dare you? I know exactly how deep that jealous streak runs. I wouldneverexploit the possessiveness you’ve been working so hard to push down. That’s why I suggested inviting Alonso—he’d probably be all over Julien.”
“I thought he was going out with that Dez guy from Luc’s team?”
I shake my head. “The pretty one?” Will rolls his eyes. “I’m pretty sure that guy hooked up with Shawna.”
