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THE ENDING NOBODY WARNED ME ABOUT #2
<p><strong>Chapter Two — No Doesn't Need an Explanation</strong></p><p><br/></p><p>The red flags didn't disappear.</p><p>They multiplied.</p><p>Ryan wanted passwords.</p><p>He questioned her clothes.</p><p>He hated when she went somewhere without telling him.</p><p>Whenever Maya complained, he'd apologize.</p><p>Then he'd do it again.</p><p>Eventually, Maya decided enough was enough.</p><p>She went to his apartment to end the relationship.</p><p>“I don't want this anymore.”</p><p>Ryan stared at her.</p><p>“You're joking.”</p><p>“No.”</p><p>His expression changed.</p><p>Maya immediately knew something was wrong.</p><p>She tried to leave.</p><p>He stopped her.</p><p>She said no.</p><p>More than once.</p><p>She told him to stop.</p><p>He didn't.</p><p>When Maya finally returned home, she sat on the bathroom floor for nearly an hour.</p><p>She didn't understand why her body felt like it belonged to someone else.</p><p>The next morning, her phone buzzed.</p><p>A message from Ryan.</p><p>Don't make this bigger than it was.</p><p>Maya stared at it.</p><p>Then another message appeared.</p><p>You know you wanted me.</p><p>Her hands started shaking.</p><p>She blocked him.</p><p>But before she could put her phone down, another notification appeared.</p><p><strong>Unknown Number</strong>.</p><p>We need to talk.</p><p>Maya froze.</p><p>Because she hadn't given anyone her number.</p><p><strong>What Maya learned: Consent isn't complicated. No means no. Silence isn't consent. Being someone's girlfriend doesn't give them ownership over your body.</strong></p><p>But the question wasn't who was texting her?</p><p>The question was:</p><p>How did they get her number?</p>
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