brain in depressing romantic movies. At least I can blame my tears on something other than my crazy emotions.
Just as I’m about to devour a pack of Cheetos and settle into watching He’s Just Not That Into You I remember Jen. Damn...I haven’t heard from her since last night. I was so concerned with Rick and getting Nate to see Brenda that I forgot all about her. I pick up my phone from beside me and dial her number.
“Hello.”
“Jen? You ok?”
“Paige?”
“Yeah.”
“Sorry, I didn’t look at the caller ID. Yeah, I’m ok,” something sounds off.
“Sorry, I haven’t called you since last night. Did you get home ok?”
“You don’t want to know,” she grumbles.
“What happened?” I ask curiously.
There’s a long pause. “I don’t remember last night...at all. Nothing . But I woke up this morning in... bed.” She says the word bed in a strange way and I’m completely confused.
“Ok.” I’m not quite sure what else to say.
“It wasn’t my bed, Paige,” she says in frustration as though she had expected me to catch on.
“What?” I ask in shock. I am almost rendered speechless. Jenna woke up in a guy’s bed? This doesn’t happen. Ever. She doesn’t do things like that, no matter how much she has had to drink.
“I know,” she grumbles in shame.
“So...did you?”
“I don’t remember, but he said that we did nothing. He slept on the couch.”
“Do you believe him?”
“Kinda, yeah.”
“So who is this ‘he’ then?”
“His name is Liam, and that’s as much as I know. I couldn’t get out of there fast enough. I was so embarrassed.”
“It’s unlike you.”
“Yeah, I’m never drinking again.”
“I’m not sure I believe that.”
“Ok, maybe I exaggerated but I am definitely cutting down.”
“So why were you there?”
“Apparently I got into some trouble, he tried to take me home but I couldn’t tell him where I lived, so he took me back to his place.”
“That’s kind of sweet actually.”
“Maybe...maybe not.”
“What do you mean?”
“Well, people just aren’t that nice, Paige. They always want something. And if they do you a favor there is always a price to pay.”
“Maybe you just haven’t met the right people.”
“No, Paige, this is just the world we live in,” she says cynically. I decide not to push the topic.
“So, what are you up to?”
“I’m still in bed...my own that is.”
“Glad to hear it. Well, I’ll let you sleep. I just wanted to check that you were ok.”
“Thanks. I’ll speak to you later.”
“Ok, bye.”
“See you later,” she replies before hanging up.
I put the phone back down and that’s when I see the notification for Rick’s message again. I click onto it, press the phone to my ear and listen.
“Hi...it’s me, Rick. I know that you probably hate me right now and I totally understand why. I didn’t mean for today to happen, I just got caught up in the moment, but it was wrong. I just called to say sorry...see you Monday, I hope things won’t be awkward.” Like hell, will he see me on Monday , I think to myself before pressing play on the remote. Let the rom-coms begin.
CHAPTER NINE
PAIGE’S STORY
I t’s been a whole week since Rick and I split up, and things don’t feel much better. In my dreams I am further ahead in my ‘fake’ pregnancy and in reality I’ve put on weight from all the late night snacking while lying around watching depressing movies. I haven’t spoken much to Liv or Jenna because they seem to be too involved in their own dramas to even know what’s happening with me. I cancelled mine and Liv’s planned girl’s night in which she didn’t seem to remember about anyway. To be honest, I’ve been pretty happy with the alone time. I’m not much company to anyone right now.
Rick most likely knew that I was lying when I called in sick everyday of this week. I just can’t face him, not after what happened. I just wasn’t ready to do it. I know
Just as I’m about to devour a pack of Cheetos and settle into watching He’s Just Not That Into You I remember Jen. Damn...I haven’t heard from her since last night. I was so concerned with Rick and getting Nate to see Brenda that I forgot all about her. I pick up my phone from beside me and dial her number.
“Hello.”
“Jen? You ok?”
“Paige?”
“Yeah.”
“Sorry, I didn’t look at the caller ID. Yeah, I’m ok,” something sounds off.
“Sorry, I haven’t called you since last night. Did you get home ok?”
“You don’t want to know,” she grumbles.
“What happened?” I ask curiously.
There’s a long pause. “I don’t remember last night...at all. Nothing . But I woke up this morning in... bed.” She says the word bed in a strange way and I’m completely confused.
“Ok.” I’m not quite sure what else to say.
“It wasn’t my bed, Paige,” she says in frustration as though she had expected me to catch on.
“What?” I ask in shock. I am almost rendered speechless. Jenna woke up in a guy’s bed? This doesn’t happen. Ever. She doesn’t do things like that, no matter how much she has had to drink.
“I know,” she grumbles in shame.
“So...did you?”
“I don’t remember, but he said that we did nothing. He slept on the couch.”
“Do you believe him?”
“Kinda, yeah.”
“So who is this ‘he’ then?”
“His name is Liam, and that’s as much as I know. I couldn’t get out of there fast enough. I was so embarrassed.”
“It’s unlike you.”
“Yeah, I’m never drinking again.”
“I’m not sure I believe that.”
“Ok, maybe I exaggerated but I am definitely cutting down.”
“So why were you there?”
“Apparently I got into some trouble, he tried to take me home but I couldn’t tell him where I lived, so he took me back to his place.”
“That’s kind of sweet actually.”
“Maybe...maybe not.”
“What do you mean?”
“Well, people just aren’t that nice, Paige. They always want something. And if they do you a favor there is always a price to pay.”
“Maybe you just haven’t met the right people.”
“No, Paige, this is just the world we live in,” she says cynically. I decide not to push the topic.
“So, what are you up to?”
“I’m still in bed...my own that is.”
“Glad to hear it. Well, I’ll let you sleep. I just wanted to check that you were ok.”
“Thanks. I’ll speak to you later.”
“Ok, bye.”
“See you later,” she replies before hanging up.
I put the phone back down and that’s when I see the notification for Rick’s message again. I click onto it, press the phone to my ear and listen.
“Hi...it’s me, Rick. I know that you probably hate me right now and I totally understand why. I didn’t mean for today to happen, I just got caught up in the moment, but it was wrong. I just called to say sorry...see you Monday, I hope things won’t be awkward.” Like hell, will he see me on Monday , I think to myself before pressing play on the remote. Let the rom-coms begin.
CHAPTER NINE
PAIGE’S STORY
I t’s been a whole week since Rick and I split up, and things don’t feel much better. In my dreams I am further ahead in my ‘fake’ pregnancy and in reality I’ve put on weight from all the late night snacking while lying around watching depressing movies. I haven’t spoken much to Liv or Jenna because they seem to be too involved in their own dramas to even know what’s happening with me. I cancelled mine and Liv’s planned girl’s night in which she didn’t seem to remember about anyway. To be honest, I’ve been pretty happy with the alone time. I’m not much company to anyone right now.
Rick most likely knew that I was lying when I called in sick everyday of this week. I just can’t face him, not after what happened. I just wasn’t ready to do it. I know
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