The story revolves around May, who, after her boyfriend Jerome disappears for the summer, becomes friends with Sarah. Sarah encourages May to seek revenge on Jerome, leading to a plan where Sarah hides in May's bedroom while Jerome is invited over. However, Jerome escapes, leading to a series of events where May and Sarah are pursued by the police.
May and Sarah eventually hide in an alley, where May helps Jerome, who has injured himself. May then decides to keep Jerome locked in her closet for revenge, but over time, she becomes more resigned to the situation.
Jerome, who has been locked in the closet for years, tells his side of the story. He explains that he was away for the summer, but May knew about it. He also mentions that he was hurt and in pain, but May did not provide him with any medical attention.
In the end, May and Sarah are rescued by the police, and May is taken to the hospital. Jerome is in jail, but he is receiving therapy and is improving. Despite the traumatic events, May and Jerome have both moved on and are working towards healing.
1. The story is about a woman named May who hid her boyfriend, Jerome, in her closet for five years.
2. The story starts with May's first day of college, where she was anxious to see Jerome.
3. May tried to contact Jerome several times but had no luck, leading her to meet Sarah, who comforted her.
4. Sarah helped May turn her sadness into anger and then into a thirst for revenge.
5. Jerome appeared out of the blue in college and said he was late for class but hoped to see May afterwards.
6. Sarah suggested a plan for revenge, which involved inviting Jerome over to May's place, hiding in her bedroom, and then locking him in her closet.
7. Jerome escaped from the closet after May locked him down, leading to a chaotic situation with May's classmates.
8. Jerome was caught again after he tripped and fell into a bag of trash.
9. May and Sarah started to clean Jerome's wounds, but he kept feeding them lies.
10. After the first three months, May was ready to let Jerome go, but Sarah warned her that he would go straight to the police.
11. May started to order food online and fed Jerome with dog food.
12. May and Sarah lived in fear of Jerome's escape attempts and the police's investigation.
13. Jerome eventually escaped again, and May and Sarah had to hide in an alley.
14. Jerome was caught again and May and Sarah took him back to her house.
15. Jerome was getting weaker and started begging for mercy.
16. May and Sarah started to hear conversations with a mysterious girl named Sarah.
17. May and Sarah managed to convince Jerome that Sarah was not real and that he had to let her go.
18. May and Sarah called the police, and Jerome was taken away.
19. May was taken to the hospital for recovery, and Jerome was sent to jail for his actions.
20. May heard that Jerome was in jail and was doing therapy, but she could not hate him.