We were all sitting around the living room table, slowly eating. Matthew and Kayden were sitting beside me with our backs facing the TV. Alex and Danny were at either end of the table and Imoral and Jake opted for the couch across from me. "Fuck it. From what I've heard someone accused Han of trying to steal their fiance. Preposterous as that is, I know where you're coming from" Kayden spoke making me glare at him. "Thank-" "I ain't done. Someone almost died today and that incident has clued me in on how you got so fucking steeped in bullshit" He finished looking at me expectantly. "Oh my motherfucking god. Have I told you how much I fucking love you" I screamed kissing his cheek. "That makes so much fucking sense, it makes me fucking sick. Two manipulate bitches, one with more expertise than the other but still. Holy fuck" I was laughing like a maniac but I didn't fucking care. "Oh my, has she lost it" Alex said stuffing his face. "No. I think I understand what they're referring to. I'd be acting like that too if I found out" Matthew said reaching for his beer. "Alright then, mind sharing with the class" Danny chimed leaning in a bit. I was shaking, like really bad. I don't know if it was out of happiness, anger, nervousness, or a mixture of all of the above. "Han, your crying again" Jake said handing me a napkin. "Ha, my body doesn't know how to react right now. Just give me a second" I replied, wiping my nose. Kayden maneuvered me so I was sitting in between his legs, it was meant to calm me down but it just egged on my emotions. Cassey had made the exact same face as that bitch that dropped by earlier. "Fucking priceless, your tells are so fucking obvious" I said my voice shaking a bit, but it was enough to get everyone's attention.
"Imoral has this really bad habit. It's kind of like that meme that's been going around, she takes up the mannerism of whoever had given her advice last. I can't fucking believe I didn't see that shit" I informed everyone holding her gaze. "My god Han, how much do you pay attention to the people around you" Matthew laughed finally putting all the pieces of the puzzle together. "Let me explain, if I assumed correctly your ex almost died today. We all know that she didn't like Hannah, until now it just looked like baseless hatred but after what we were told it makes a bit more sense. Logically, if you know someone has an insecurity that's easy to prey on, you can manipulate them in just the right way to get what you want. Psychological Warfare at its finest" Matthew said looking at me. "Exactly. It's the timing that's throwing me off though" I replied looking for more of his input. "English please, you're losing them" Kay said tapping my thigh. "Ahh, so what's her name came over and started cursing me out because she blames me for Kay breaking up with her. Then in the midst of that, she mentions Jakie and the fucked up situation we found ourselves in. At this point, the common denominator is obvious since I hated that whores guts. Anywhoseys, she hated me just the same because she thought I was going to take Kay from her. Then, what do you know, someone in the group starts showing those same mannerisms" I rushed out slamming my hands on the table, it stung a bit but I didn't care. This new development was making me too giddy to breathe much less talk properly. I kissed Kayden on the cheek again. "You are so smart" I squealed, fucking hell this was tea-sipping type shit. "Okay. Okay. Take it easy and breathe for a while, you'll pass out at this rate" Kay said grabbing my shoulders to keep me from shaking.
"Well, with that in mind, it's easy to put a timeline together, especially since I remember something. We're real geniuses" Matthew said getting swept up in the excitement with me. "Yeah but the rest of us aren't, so stupidify it, will you" Alex retorted annoyed. "Ah okay, Kay's ex is the one who introduced Cassie to her wedding planner. With that she had managed to set a base for their 'friendship' then, a month before all of this Kay breaks up with her and she blames Han as we've been told. Naturally, she hangs with her friend to help ease the pain of having her boyfriend dump her for, as she sees it, someone who has not one lick of interest in him, no offense. Now, let's say your friend is the wedding planner of your supposed enemy's best friend and she takes you along during one of the final wedding prep meetings. When you see the best friend in turmoil, you take that as an opening you can exploit. Cassie was probably contemplating confessing everything because a marriage built on lies never lasts" Matthew deducted, I had been nodding along vigorously while trying to calm my heart rate. I risked a glance at Immoral, her mouth was agape and I silently told the others to look. "Can't say that I'm lying, can you? So a drunk cassie confesses all her woes to said ex and she strikes under the guise of helping. She probably spouted some bullshit about both of the problems in your lives were because of Hannah...Destroying something your enemy holds dearest is the fastest way to mess with them. But this technique doesn't work unless the person who it's being used on already has a jaded heart. You kept in contact with Kay's ex, unintentionally feeding her info while getting played so hard that you didn't even fully realize what you were doing, or you did but ignorance is bliss. As I said, Psychological Warfare at its finest" Matthew finished, looking at me. "Right there with you Matty boy" I chimed, I knew I was giving off crazy vibes but I didn't care. This was just too good of a development to act proper.
The room was silent for a few minutes. "How- That" Imoral asked her mouth still agape. "You said it yourself. She'd bend over to keep everyone dear to her happy. That includes memorizing mannerisms apparently. She mentioned your tell, she also talked about Kay's ex-knowing info no one outside the people from that party's basement and our circle should know. In all honesty, we have Kayden to thank, since he graced us with a theory to work from. She used you to try and make Han ostracize herself because, without her social life, she'd go a bit mad, that's just who she is. No offense Han...That woman is playing 3D chest" Mathew answered before getting up and stretching. I followed suit collecting everyone's dishes while adding "None taken, I've come to terms with that truth...Of course, it was all speculation built on half cooked up hunch, you could've denied it but your reaction speaks volumes" before walking away. In this situation, I think letting go and being a massive bitch might be my only other option besides turning the other cheek, and I felt like I had done the latter too many times. Actually, it's exactly what had gotten us into this situation in the first place. "When someone is nice enough to do me a favor without me asking. I like to return the same generosity 10-fold. Plus interest" I said staring at everyone in the living room from the kitchen, they certainly heard me. "I think they broke Hannah" Alex whispered, making me laugh a bit as I walked back, situating myself next to Kay again. No, it's simply a means to an end.
"Now, if she wants to say something. You can hear her out, but I'm done with this. Since you're Jake's fiance, I can't really do anything about that, not that I want to. Let's agree to save the pleasantries for someone we care about, yeah. You can give my maid of honor spot to that crazy bitch for all I care. Ohh to clear up something, no one has asked me the nature of my feelings for Jake at all. I hate when people make assumptions about me because look where we're at right now. I was emotionally attracted to Jake, I don't think I've ever really looked at him in that way. The reason I wanted to keep this a secret was because I was working on getting over him. Which reminds me, uhh, Mathew I want you to hear this from me before anyone else. Um. Yeah, I dated Annie for like two weeks" I blurted out, scratching the back of my head, before letting my hair down so it'd incase me like a cocoon. "Come again" he said straining his neck and leaning towards me. I swiveled my body around and grabbed both his hands. "It was last year, we had gotten drunk and I told her everything and she said she wanted to help. She asked me out and I said yes because she's fucking hot, I wanted a big titty goth girlfriend. We never went further than kissing and groping. We're just friends, swear to God" I said tightening my hold on his hands, making him blush. I guess it was TMI. "Then you told us you liked her so I asked her to break up with me since it felt like I was using her and you genuinely had feelings for her" I added staring straight at him. "Han, that's a lot. You broke up with her for me. You know what fuck that, I don't care but thank you...Baby girl, you keeping secrets" he said pulling me in for a hug. "Tell me what else you've been keeping from us" he asked slightly tickling my sides. "Nothing, nothing else that I can think of" I laughed nervously. After calming down, I went back to addressing Imoral "Back to what I was saying, you can talk shit about me all you want after this but if you bring anyone else, and I mean anyone, into this bullshit, I'll gladly beat your ass and then take it up with your new bestfriend. I know this isn't over because you and that bitch are the petty type, y'all might be acting like good lap dogs for now but it's only a matter of time before y'all try something again. It's to be expected from women who can't handle my Boss Bitch energy. Anyways that takes care of everything for me. So I'd like to refrain from bringing it up after today... call me when you're done, so we can go home" with that being said I walked away into Kay's bedroom. I was sprawled on his bed for a while before I realized "FUCK I MISSED WORK. AGGGHHH" I screeched rolling from side to side, I don't think I had any appointments today so it wasn't that bad. My ass is going to get chewed out tomorrow...morning classes are going to be very interesting for me.
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Selfish
Romance"Can't I just be selfish for once. Can't I not worry about what people think of my actions. About trying to please them" I felt hot tears running down my face, I couldn't look up now. Not while I was I like this.
