Ninety-Nine Times Of Deceit

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Rain was coming down in sheets when I rushed Jessica's pain meds to her.

I could hear her and her friend, Ashley, talking before I even knocked.

"Jess, you're such a drama queen. You've been faking being in that chair for five years, right?"

"And poor Peter is such a sap. Five years he's been waiting on you hand and foot and still doesn't realize your legs are perfectly fine."

"How many times has he braved the storm to bring you medicine? I can't keep count anymore."

Jessica's voice was