Fade Into You

Chapter 20

Faye's POV

As soon as I reached home, I made a beeline towards Jake's room. I know he's home because I called Toby and Mike along the way and they told me that he's not with them. Then, I texted Madison and she told me she's hanging out with her friend Nicky, at Toms pizzeria.

So he's definitely here and there's no way I'm gonna let him off the hook that easily. It's time to know the real main reason why Jonathan and Jake hate each other so much.

Without an attempt to knock on his bedroom door, I burst in and found him sitting in front of his Mac at the study table with a bunch of notebooks lying on the table as well.

"Ever heard of knocking?" He asked without looking at me.

I threw my duffel bag down on the floor causing a loud thud that made him glance at the bag for a second before looking back at his computer. I folded my arms across my chest and then closed the door behind me with my foot.

"We need to talk." I said with a strict tone.

"I'm busy. Go away." I narrowed my eyes at him.

"Who's Sara?" The name was enough to make him freeze in his seat before slowly turning around to look at me for the first time.

"What did you just say?" I shrugged with my lips pursed.

"Who the hell is Sara?" He stood up from the chair he was sitting on and took a couple of steps towards me.

"Who told you about jery? Was it Jonathan?" He demanded in an angry tone.

"Don't answer my question with another question Jake! Just tell me who she is and how is she involved with you and Jonathan? Is she the real reason why you two hate each other so much? Why? Why does Jonathan don't wanna tell me about her?"

He remained silent. We kept staring at each other for about a minute till he finally broke eye contact and then looked away.

"She's no one important, just forget it."

"No don't feed me that crap Jake! I want answers. Please, just tell me the reason why you hate him so much and how is this Sara person involved?" I pleaded with an almost desperate tone.

He sighs loudly while running his fingers through his hair and then sat down on the chair again.

"Fuck, I really don't wanna talk about it Faye!" I rolled my eyes at him.

"Just spit it out or I'm also asking Maddy about this. Or does she not know?" He quickly glared at me.

"Don't you dare say a word about this to her! And don't even say Sara's name when she's around." He warned me with a threatening tone, making me chuckle.

"That's what I thought. So start talking brother."

I sat down on the empty chair in front of him and cross my leg over the other and then I leaned back on the chair with my arms folded in front of me.

"So? What's the story?" He looked away and I caught the tick on his jawline, making me realize that he really doesn't wanna talk about it.

Oh well, I'm here now so let's hear it out then.

"Do you remember the time when Jonathan and I used to hang out here? He used to come over for sleepovers and on weekends when we were like 14 or something?"

I slowly nodded. Small blurry images of Jonathan and Jake playing video games in our game room started flashing through my mind. I remember some of those moment so clearly because the more he came over to our house, the more my feelings for him grew.

"We used to be so close. We were best friends actually. It all frll apart when Sara got in the way of our friendship. It was like one of those cliché romance love triangle shit that Mom always watch on TV. You don't really remember her because we don't mention her when you're around."

I did a double take.

"Uh, why is that? What's wrong with me knowing about some girl you're both crushing on?" He rolled his eyes at me.

"Because! You might tell Kaycee and Kaycee will start telling someone from school that we both like the new girl." I spluttered.

Oh so no wonder I didn't know a thing about her. They both liked her when they were just in their freshmen year in high school and she was a new girl because obviously, everyone that goes to Pendleton high knows one another from middle school.

And I, was still in eighth grade at that time.

"Okay, carry on."

"Jonathan liked her first and they started going out for a few months. I was happy for them at first but then I realized, I started liking her too. I secretly texted her and called her when I knew Jonathan isn't with her because he was hanging out with me and the boys, and she felt the same way about me too and we secretly text and call each other and kept everything low-key so that Jonathan never finds out."

Something twisted inside me. How could he do that to him when he was his best friend? The words I said to him earlier echoed in my head making me feel worse then ever.

"Try letting someone play with your feelings for awhile and see how it feels. It's not gonna be that easy trying to forgive them."

Oh shit.

That's why he looked so affected  by what I just said. Someone did played with his feelings and he already knew what it's like.

"Did he find out?" I asked softly. He nodded.

"He saw us, making out in his room when he left to get us snacks. It was so stupid but hey, I liked her too okay? And he wasn't treating her that fairly either. He was flirting with other girls at school when Sara was not around. We fought that night till his Dad came in and finally stopped us. He was mad but so was I. But honestly, I knew it was my fault because I was his best friend and I was screwing his girl behind his back. He still hates me for what I did and I don't think he'll ever forget it or forgive me for that."

Well duh! Catching your best friend locking lips with your girlfriend in your own damn bedroom is something that can't be forgotten so easily. And as for that Sara be-yatch, she's the true definition of a slut.

"What happened to Sara then?" He briefly looked up at me.

"She left. Dunno where she disappeared off to, I think she left because she didn't want people to find out that she was the reason why me and Jonathan are not friends anymore." I scoffed in disbelief.

'Selfish bitch." I muttered under my breath and Jake shot me a look.

"And why do you not want me to be with Jonathan?"

"Were you listening to what I just said? He was flirting and making out with other girls when he had a girlfriend! That's why I don't want you to go out with him because he will do the exact same thing behind your back and I was right. He did played around with you. That's why he didn't deserve Sara, she deserves someone better and I saved her from a humiliating heartbreak if she caught him one day."

His words comfort me a little when he said all those things that proves how protective he is of someone he cares about. A protective older brother too.

But I can't help but think about how badly it must've affected Jonathan. He was probably crushed. A part of me felt sorry for him but another part of me was glad that he knew what it feels like to be messed around with.

He deserves it after all right? He played around with girls and throw them away like used tissues and moved on to another one.

He deserves it.

But why does it feel like I wanna kill Sara and Jake for betraying like that?