Chapitre 34: Chapter 11 - Or I'll start calling you Mr. Jackass (4)
A U T U M N
Phraser offered to drop me by NYU but I politely declined. I didn't want to start another rumor. Also, I wanted to have time to think about what to say to Jess and I wouldn't be able to concentrate on having him around.
I knew my way around the NYU and Jess gave me her schedule a few days before the class started. I sat on the bench in front of the building and waited. It was half-past three when I finally saw her walking out of the building with a brunette girl on her side.
"Jess!" I called as I moved towards her.
Her head whipped around as she heard my voice. Her eyes finally found mine and she whispered something to the brunette. Probably telling her to go off without her because the next thing I saw was the brunette walking away.
"Autumn!" She threw her arms around me and pulled me into a hug. "What are you doing here?" asked her once we pulled away.
"I need to talk to you." I adjusted the strap of my bag on my shoulder. "I left you messages but you didn't reply."
"Yeah." She flipped her blonde hair over one shoulder and continued, "I got really busy with school and stuff. The first week is overwhelming."
I nodded. "Should we go somewhere to talk?"
"Sure." She pulled her cell phone out and glanced at the screen. "I'm going to meet Colton in a cafe nearby. Why don't you come along?"
"Jess, I'm not sure that's a good idea." What I was about to say was not up for a threesome conversation.
She rolled her eyes. "Oh, come on. Colton knows all about you and me. You don't have to worry about anything."
I still think it was a bad idea of bringing Colton into the conversation but by the time we arrived at the cafe and he was nowhere to be found, I decided to have that talk before he arrived. "So, Jess, did you talk about me at that party?"
"Of course I talked about you. It was your college party, I wouldn't have been invited if it wasn't because of you." She took a sip of her latte then put the cup back to its saucer.
"No." I shook my head. "I mean did you tell my secret to someone there?"
A small frown appeared on her forehead. "What are you saying?"
There was no such thing as a good way of doing this so I decided it was best to get straight to the point. "One of the girls from my school mentioned that you told her about my relationship with Joe."
She gasped as if I just committed blasphemy and she was a fanatic. "I did not! I would never do such a thing!"
"Are you sure?" I knew I shouldn't doubt my best friend but she was drunk that night. "Cos she also mentioned your name."
Jess leaned back in her chair and stayed quiet as she gave it a thought. When she finally answered, I couldn't believe my own ears. "Okay, maybe I did."
"Jess!" I nearly shouted.
"They were talking about a girl who slept with the admission board to get into Columbia so I told them that I have a friend who used to have a relationship with our English teacher back in high school but not doing it to get good grades or any favor in exchange."
My reply sounded like a cliché dialogue from a movie. "How could you?"
Jess shrugged. "What's the big deal. I didn't mention your name and I told them you're smart and your relationship was purely sexual."
"And that doesn't sound wrong? I couldn't believe you really told anyone about it. You know how sensitive I was about this stuff." I saw Colton walked in from my peripheral view but decided that I didn't care if he heard our argument.
"I don't see why are you so angry?" said Jess as she took her bag off the seat beside her so Colton could sit. "It's not like it's a big deal and we all know you didn't sleep with the admission board." She paused and narrowed her eyes at me. "Did you?"
"Of course not!" I looked at her in disbelief. I didn't recognize her anymore. How could she even think so low of me? "So what, whenever you're drunk you blabber around about my secrets?!
Jess sighed. "I've told you I didn't mention your name." I saw Colton held her hand on the table, ready to jump in her defense anytime. This was why I didn't want him here. He would always be on Jess' side no matter what. He was her boyfriend and it was as clear to me as if it was written on his forehead.
"And you think they won't immediately guess that once they saw you with me? Are you retarded or medically stupid?" The last part was very mean to me and I regretted it once I said it.
Colton leaned on the table and gave me a warning look. "Hey, you can't talk to my girlfriend like that!"
Jess held his arm. "Babe, don't get into this." Colton looked at me then slid his gaze back to Jess before leaning back in his chair.
"Well, your girlfriend needs to watch her mouth when she's drunk." I leveled his angry glare with one of my own. I turned to Jess as my hand reached for my bag. "You know, Jess, you were worried that you and Colton were just going to be one of those high school relationships that fell apart once you graduated." I bit my lips and tasted blood. "We are that high school relationship." I pushed my chair back and walked away. I kept on walking even when the tears started to blur my vision. With what happened with Tyler and Jess, I never felt so alone.
L’AVIS DES CRÉATEURS 
agatharoza
agatharoza Are you crying, my angels? I feel like my heart is breaking while writing this scene. It hits me so hard because the exact same thing happened to me in real life (no, it wasn't about hooking up with a teacher, it was about something else. My mom would send me to Azkaban if I ever had any relationship with my teacher plus, none of my high school teachers are as hot as Nick Bateman who played Mr. Rodrigues). Although, the sad part is, my best friend wasn't drunk at that moment. We never truly recover from the blows because of her action. We remained friends but we're not as close as we were before.
Have you ever experienced something like that? A betrayal of a friend? In my opinion, it cuts deeper than a betrayal of a lover. Because your friend is who you trust your secrets with, those you give your trust to and would do anything for.
Loads of Pizza
Cos Pizza is Love
Agatha
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