Chapter 22 : Plan unfolding

THEO. I had a lot of issues to pick with Ajax the asshole, so no one is more aggravated than I am when I suddenly donk out in the middle of the action. Even when I can’t feel my body or my pain, that’s the only thing I can’t let go. The fact that I didn’t take my time with Ajax and really hit him hard. I can’t stop thinking about it. I can’t stop thinking about the way he looked at Maxine. And just how jealous I felt at the moment. It’s dumb, I know. But the flare of that same jealousy keeps popping up even when I’m unconscious. So much so that I think it’s the very thing that makes me gasp awake now. I sit up on the bed, and the first thing I feel is the stab of pain across my abdomen stretching towards my head like a mean little finger. I let out a groan, trying to swing my legs off the bed so I can get some water, but a hand lands on my chest gently and pushes me back on the bed. “Hey, don’t strain yourself.” I freeze when I hear the voice. I rub my eyes and look up, only to