6:00am (3:00am SEQUEL) // Jori fan fic

Chapter 27 - Toxicity At Its Finest

I reached the place Macy and Ben wanted to meet at. We met at a little sushi place closer to Macy's place which didn't seem like the mostly popular place, but looked super authentic. I walked in to find Macy who was sporting a black Nirvana t-shirt, black distressed jeans and boots and Ben who was fashionably wearing a pink Japanese style kimono over a white top, and blue jeans with some white sneakers. They were sitting at the bar which served the sushi on a conveyer belt, coming out of the kitchen and back in.
"Hey." I greeted, sitting between them.
"West! You made it!" Macy smiled, holding her chopsticks like drum sticks with excitement.
"Welcome to Macy's favorite sushi place. Looks fine, but the sushi is sublime. " Ben moaned, practically drooling.
"I can see that. How've you guys been?" I chuckled, looking around and checking the place out which only had us and an old Japanese couple in a separate table, closer to the kitchen just taking.
"I'm alright. School's been boring and Caleb has just been really busy lately, so we practically don't see him." She answered, picking a small coloured plate off the conveyor belt and eating the sushi that was on it.
"Yeah, it's always, 'Tori this' and 'Tori that'. Ugh, men." Ben rolled his eyes, picking out a plate too. I did the same, and split my chopsticks before a worker walked out to the front to see if we needed anything. We ordered a few drinks before continuing on to our conversation.
"So, how are things going with Michael?" I asked with a smirk, winking at Ben who blushed redder than a tomato.
"Ugh, stop it! It's been great. We went to the movies, well - snuck into the movies. Michael is insane! We also went to the an open mic night at a bar and got wasted before singing Crazy In Love. Well, that same night we even did the deed, if you know what I'm saying. " He winked, trying to suppress a big smile. Macy and I wooed in excitement, urging him on to speak more on his adventures. "It's been great these days. He is leaving in two weeks though, but he said he's found a place and will be back once it's all renovated." Ben pouted, picking at his sushi.
"Don't worry, you'll both be fine. There's nothing stronger than a gay couple and that's a fact. It may not have been a long time, but it can feel like you've been together for months." I chuckled.
"Says the gay." Macy snorted. I whacked her arm, causing her to stop laughing and eat her sushi with an exaggerated frown. We caught up through everything since life's been hectic, but in the end, I was happy I made some new, great friends.

"You guys want me to drop you off somewhere?" I asked as we walked out of the restaurant.
"Nah, Macy doesn't live too far from here." Ben informed, adjusting his cute tote that hung from his shoulder.
"Are you sure you don't wanna come over?" Macy asked.
"Yeah, we can do it some other time. I gotta finish a huge part of this project by tonight." I shrugged, rolling my eyes in boredom. They nodded and made their way back to Macy's place while I made my way back to my car. As I walked, my phone began to buzz in my pocket. I took my phone out and saw that Babe was calling. I let out an exhausted sigh, and picked up the phone.
"Hello?" I answered, but it wasn't a 'hello' I got back.
"Mmm, I missed you." She spoke softly, sounding slightly distant from the phone.
"Uh, h-hello? Babe." I called out, but to no avail. She did not respond back as I thought she would.
"I missed you, too." A guy spoke. My blood ran cold. Who was this guy? Is Babe cheating on me? No, can't be. She knows about my fear of being cheated on again. Maybe, maybe it's her cousin or a family member.
"This is nice. Thank you, I really needed this. You know, Jade hasn't really been attentive lately." Babe commented. What the hell does that mean? All I've been was attentive to her these days!
"Weren't you at her place this past week? I saw your stories on Instagram." The guy responded. Who the hell is he?
"Yeah. I mean, the sex was great. But, it was nothing compared to what you and I used to do in the bedroom." Babe giggled. My heart shattered. She was with an ex, and she was throwing me under the bus.
"Oh really?" He piped up, interest and lust lacing his words.
"Oh definitely! That girl's got way too many issues, I feel like that's what's hindering our relationship. A relationship which probably should've ended when it did, to be honest." I sped up going to my car and quickly got in, muting my microphone as my tears were threatening to fall and a sob was about to escape my mouth. I got into my car, and locked myself in before I let out the loudest scream I could. It felt like my world was shaken once again. A broken world of mine that could not handle another casualty. My tears streamed down, and the words she let out of her mouth made me wanna rip my heart out and eat it.
"I just feel bad for her. I mean, talking to you on the phone a few days ago made her go berserk during her parents' engagement thing. I felt bad that I was kinda ruining the whole thing, but I just can't keep myself away from you, you know?" Those words killed me, knowing that she was speaking to Henry. That ex. I felt stupid for believing her and I felt angry that she thought I was stupid when I really fell spot on to the truth that she was cheating on me.
"FUCKING BITCH! FUCKING BITCH! FUCK THIS BITCH!" I yelled, slamming my fists on my steering wheel. I hung up and threw it at the passenger's seat beside me. My head felt light and my chest felt heavy. I couldn't believe myself, I was sitting in front of a run down sushi place inside of my car, crying over a girl who wasn't worth it. She wasn't worth the pain I was feeling, or the pain she put me through this past year. I wiped my tears away once I felt like I could regain my self and collected my phone, mounting it up and connecting it to my car. Hitting shuffle, I started the car and decided to make my way across town back to school.
Heartbreak Anniversary played in the background as I drove, making me wanna slam my head with car door because the universe was really fucking with me and if my life was a story, then my author was being an absolute bitch with my luck, having a song like this so fitting. Almost fitting - despite me feeling down and depressed, I felt an anger growing within. The sun was starting to set as I was nearing Times Square. The sky was turning to a beautiful work of art, creating a gorgeous ombre of purple and orange. The tears naturally hadn't stopped, since I felt the pain gnawing at me from the inside, but I was strong enough to not break down. Yet.