My body starts to relax; this is easier than I thought, "Did you guys see it?"
Dave snorts, "I have a class in the business building, so I had a front-row seat."
Jack hits Dave in the arm, "Don't be bitter, your professor forgot to collect homework because of it, right? Now you have extra time to do it."
Dave smiles, "True, what about you, Rachel?"
"The one class I had facing the Courtyard was in the English building, so I only saw his back."
"Lucky you, he was crying for an hour."
I laugh at the image of Alec crying. "If that's how he reacts to a breakup, no wonder she left him."
Jack's eyes widen, "Do you know who she is?"
I chew slower to give myself more time to think before answering, "No, but I heard classmates talking about why she left him."
Dave sighs, "I shouldn't be surprised at how quickly things start."
Jack rolls his eyes, "Stop; I know you're just as curious as me. What did you hear through the grapevine?"
"The whole thing was an act. He put his girlfriend in the hospital for trying to leave him."
Dave raises his eyebrows, "What a douche."
Jack is more serious, "Does anyone know why she left him?"
I shrug and use my fork to cut off another piece of cake, "No one knows for sure, I've heard that he's blackmailing his exes to keep them quiet."
Dave leans in, "Seriously?"
I nod, "I overheard a girl in my class talking about how one of his exes totally freaked out when someone asked her about it."
A girl walking past us stops and chimes in, "Oh, I heard that too, my lab partner said he blackmails them with photos he took of them while they ere unconscious."
The muscles in my shoulders tense and watch for the boys' reactions.
Dave pales, "You don't mean he..."
I carefully put another piece of cake in my mouth as she nods, "She thinks the girl broke up with him because she found all the risque photos on his laptop."
The girl moves on, and I shift in my seat.
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