The story revolves around May, who locks her boyfriend Jerome in her closet for five years as an act of revenge for him disappearing over the summer. Initially, she is influenced by her friend Sarah to seek revenge. However, it's later revealed that Sarah is a figment of May's imagination. Jerome eventually convinces May that Sarah isn't real, leading to their rescue. May ends up in jail but receives therapy, while Jerome recovers from the ordeal.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator, May, had a boyfriend named Jerome who disappeared for three months without warning.
2. May was anxious and worried about Jerome's disappearance and tried to contact him several times.
3. May met a girl named Sarah who helped her turn her sadness into anger and a thirst for revenge.
4. Jerome reappeared after three months and was met with hostility by May.
5. May, with Sarah's help, tied up Jerome and locked him in her closet.
6. Jerome was kept in the closet for five years, during which time May only fed him a small amount of food.
7. May ordered food online and had it delivered to her home to avoid going outside.
8. Jerome was eventually able to escape from the closet and make a run for it, but was caught by May and brought back.
9. Jerome was kept in the closet for another two years before he was able to convince May to let him go by talking about their happy memories together.
10. May eventually realized that Sarah was not a real person, but a figment of her imagination.
11. May called the police and confessed to keeping Jerome captive, and she was taken away and put in jail.
12. Jerome was taken to the hospital and recovered from his ordeal.
13. May was doing therapy and getting better while in jail.
14. Jerome was left to recover from the experience and reflect on the dangers of resentment.