Jealousy and Confusion

5

I woke up in my dad's bed, the sheets keeping me warm as I snuggled more into the blankets. My hands curled to my chest and I brought my knees to my chest. Pain ruptured through my leg and I hissed, slowly straightening out my leg.

I sat up and delicately made my way to the bathroom, grabbing a pill of aspirin. I swallowed it dry quickly so I didn't have to get the gagging taste of the medicine. After that I slowly made my way downstairs to the kitchen I opened the fridge and pulled out cold tea and Irish Creme. I set the stuff on the island and grabbed a plastic cup. I poured the Black Tea into the cup a little ways before grabbing the Irish Creme and pouring that in. The white-ish creme color mixed into the clear-ish brown of the tea, swirls making it fascinating to watch.

When my tea mixed fully I grabbed a red apple and my cup, walking over to the dining room. I sat at the table and took a bite of the apple.

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Kat's Pov

I leaned on the doorframe, watching the apple juice slide unnoticeably down Ver's chin. I watched her take another bite before wiping the back of her hand across her chin, taking off the juice. I continued watching her eat her apple while going through her phone. My hand rested on the base of my throat as I watched her.

Ver's face darkened as she glared at something on her phone. I felt an urge to go over and ask her if she was ok but something held me back. She dropped her phone, facedown, on the table. The thud reverberated in my head and I slowly turned and walked off.

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Veronica's Pov

I threw out the last of my apple, my mind reeling at the thought of my mother going to court to convince them to force me to live with her. I chugged sipped my tea and went back to my dad's room. Kat sat in the bed chewing her lip in thought.

"Mornin'." I said, catching her attention.

"Good morning." She answered. "Hey, um, if you ever need a place to stay, come on over here. K? I have a feeling you and I can rely on each other. Especially when we need to talk something out or whatever."

"Sure. You need my number for if you ever need me?" I asked, reaching for my phone that was not in my back pocket. "Well, when I get my phone." I laughed humorlessly.

She chuckled and nodded. "Yeah we probably need to exchange numbers." I left then came back with my phone in hand, pulling up my number.

After we exchanged numbers I changed in the bathroom into leggings, lilac underwear set, and a long sweater.

I checked the time and frowned. "I've got to get back to school." I muttered. Kat nodded with understanding and waved her phone softly.

"You've got my number if you need anything." She said softly. I nodded.

We parted ways as I made my way to my car.

When I got to my dorm, I gagged and felt bile rise up my throat. I slowly backed from the door as muffled moans filtered through it. I turned and went back downstairs, sitting on a bench outside of the building. I started scrolling through my online classes, seeing what I got to get done. The ones I could do online, I did on the bench. It was dark when I sighed and made my way back to my dorm, preparing for an image that would scar my mind.

I opened the door and saw a bleach blonde chic sleeping in Daren's arms, lightly snoring. Daren opened his eyes groggily and looked at me. He sat up slowly so not to disturb her and we stared at each other, the blanket resting right above his junk.