[chapter five]

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~Madelyn's POV~

I swear if he killed the power to stop this interview, I will rip his trachea out with my bare hands.

"Dammit, Jeff, what did you do?" I demand, followed by an abrupt "fuck!" as I bang my knee standing up from the desk I was using.

"Nothing. Jesus, Maddy!" He hotly defends, before uttering a "ow, fuck!" of his own as what sounds like *his* connects harshly with the coffee table.

Serves him right.

"Well, now what?" I ask, frustrated.

"How the hell should I know?" Jeff throws back at me. "it's not like I'm prepared for electrical outages or snowstorms."

"Weren't you a boy scout?"

"Sorry, I was too busy growing up at tracks and becoming one of the best drivers in the world." He says and I can practically HEAR his sarcastic grin in the dark.

Cocky bastard.

"Jesus, I can't believe there was a time in my life when I thought you were remotely cool." I spit, fumbling around the room, trying to avoid furniture.

"I can't believe there was a time in my life when I thought you were a respectable journalist and dare I say it, a friend."

Friend. Friends don't...

Never mind.

"If my laptop is fried, I will kick your ass."

"Because this is all my fault." He says sarcastically.

Essentially, yes. At least in my world, it is.

"Is the phone working?" I ask, trying to be reasonable. "Maybe we could ... "

Jeff shrieks slightly as the phone suddenly rings loudly in the dark.

"That was the manliest sound I've ever heard." I snort as I hear him fumbling for the receiver.

"Why don't you suck me, Madelyn?" He fires at me in frustration as he finds the phone. "Hello?"

Oh, he's gonna pay for that.

I wonder if he would make that same sound if I wrapped my hands around his neck and strangled him in the dark.

chapter six