Despicable Roommate

Lynn

As I walked down the stairs to get the sugar that Lauren needed, I couldn’t shake the feeling of dread that had settled in the pit of my stomach. It had been there for a while that evening and I had tried to ignore it. Jessie had left Lauren and I to watch a movie while she went to the grocery store.

When I reached my floor, I saw a scene I had never imagined I would see. My heart sank when I saw Jessie and Alec kissing.

I couldn’t believe what she was seeing, so I did the only thing I could think off. I ran back upstairs, but not to Lauren and Jessie’s apartment. I went to my loyal friend Chris.

When I got inside Chris’ living room, I stood there frozen, unable to move or speak. I leaned against the wall and felt my heart shatter into a million pieces. I had trusted him, had thought they had something special, and now this.

Chris led me to the couch as tears streaming down my face like a river. I couldn’t believe that the person I had loved and trusted had betrayed me in such a cruel and heartless way. A few minutes later, the door burst open and Alec came into the living room. Standing up, I ran to Chris’ room and locked the door.

“Lynn, it’s not what you think. We need to talk about this. I love, and I can’t lose you because of that b! tch.”

I continued to cry. In that moment, I didn’t not have the strength to talk to Alec, or even face him.

“Leave, man.” Chris said. “I don’t think she wants to talk to you right now.”

“And who are you to tell me what to do?” Alec asked. I stopped crying and listened hard, hoping he would not lose control and hit Charis. Chris was acting strong but I knew that Alec could effortless defeat him in a fight.

“This is my apartment,” Chris said, not backing down.

“Lynn, we need to talk. Please come home as soon as you can. She forcefully kissed me, I swear. I didn’t want that.”

I could only cry at that point. Thankfully, he left. I stayed in Chris’ room for a while before leaving. I went to the bathroom and washed my face. After that, I drank tea with Chris in the living room.

“You can’t stay with that guy anymore,” Chris told me. He was right. At least, he didn’t say I told you so. He had warned me about Alec from the beginning but I had refused to listen. Instead, I had let myself get driven by stupid teenage hormones. Now, I had to deal with the consequences of my stupid decision to be with the kind of boy my mother would not want for me.

“I know, I don’t even want to see his face. Unfortunately, I have nowhere to go.”

“You can stay with my sister for a while. She has a spare room you can occupy until you find somewhere else.

“That would be great, Chris.”

“Okay, I’ll call her now, while you make a list of all the things you need from your apartment so I can go and get them for you.”

“No, I’ll get them by myself.” I wasn’t sur if I was ready to face Alec but I didn’t want to trouble Chris any more. He was already being so helpful. Besides, it would take longer for me to get what I needed.

“Are you sure about this?” Chris asked, looking at me with concern written all over his face.

I nodded and smiled weakly. “Yes, I can do this. I’m a strong young woman. This is not going to break me down. I’ll manage.”

As I packed my bags, the tears streamed down my face. How could he do this to me? After everything we had been through, he had the audacity to cheat on me. I couldn’t believe it. I was angry at myself for accepting him despite knowing that he was a player. He had played me so well I still couldn’t believe it.

I grabbed my clothes out of the closet and dumped them haphazardly into my suitcase. I didn’t care about folding them or making them fit neatly. All I cared about was getting out of here as fast as possible.

I heard the door open and saw him standing in the doorway, a humble look on his face. My heartbeat increased and I took a deep breath to calm myself down. I could feel anger boiling inside me. How dare he? “What are you doing?” he asked, his voice raised.

“What does it look like I’m doing?” I spat back at him. “I’m leaving this place. How could you do this to me? I trusted you with everything and you just threw it all away. Was she worth it?”

Alec tried to come closer to me, but I held up my hand to stop him. “Don’t even try it. You had your chance and you blew it. I’m done with this sham of a relationship. I’ll collect my other things later. Right now I just need to go away.”

I zipped up my suitcase and grabbed my purse, heading for the door. Alec called out after me, but I refused to listen. I couldn’t stay in this useless relationship any longer. It was time for me to move on and start fresh, without Alec Warton.

After getting the things I needed, I went back to Chris’ apartment and he told me that his sister was okay with having me staying at her house for a few days. I had never met her so I was a bit scared but when we got to her place, I realized I shouldn’t have been worried. Just like Chris, she was very nice and caring. After Chris had left, she helped me settle in her guestroom while sharing her experience with her cheating ex. Because she had been through the same thing, she understood how I felt without me having to explain it to her.

We made dinner together, and she was soon joined by her friends. I decided to go to a nearby bar to drink my sorrows away. As expected, it didn’t work. Alcohol doesn’t magically take away one’s problems.

Later, I sat at the bar, staring blankly at the glass in front of me. I couldn’t believe what had just happened. Just a few hours ago, I had been hanging out with my two new friends, laughing and chatting about our plans for the future. But now, everything had changed.Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.

I remembered how excited I had been when I told them about my relationship with Alec and how great it was. They had looked happy for me and I had thought we were making progress, getting to know each other better. I had never been more wrong.

All this time, Jessie had been interested in Alec. No wonder he did not want us to be friends. Was he seeing both of us at the same time? Was she his side chic? That explained why he was so uncomfortable with our friendship. It was now clear to me that Jessie and Lauren had befriended me with ulterior motives. What they had done was so many times worse than anything Kari and Jen had ever done to me?

Now, sitting at the bar, I couldn’t believe that I had been foolish enough to trust two random strangers so fast. It was better to have no friends than to have friends like that. I wondered what else they had hidden from me? What was Alec hiding from me? I sighed, realizing that it was better for me no to know, until I was feeling stronger.

Tears welled up in my eyes as I realized that I had been foolish to trust Alec despite his past. I had always known that people rarely changed, but I had never expected Alec to be that heartless. I drained my glass and stood up, determined to move on and make a new life for herself. I would never let anyone backstab me like this again.