When I Saw You I Felt...

Unknown Number

I looked over at Nathan, then looked back at Jeremy.

"What the hell are you doing?" I asked him.

I was enraged, everything was finally going well. Nathan and I are just getting to know each other, and now I have to introduce him to my ex.

I was in the middle of both Jeremy and Nathan, not knowing what to do.

"Who is that?" Nathan asked me.

"My-," I started.

"Who am I? Who are you to hang around my girlfriend?" Jeremy interrupted.

Nathan looked at me and walked away, I could see he was upset.

I walked up to Jeremy, "What the F*** is wrong with you?" I yelled.

He didn't reply, he only looked at me angrily.

I opened my backpack and took out my water bottle, I opened the cap and splashed all of it on to him.

I forgot I was in public, I had just caused a scene. I saw people looking at us. I felt embarrassed but he deserved it.

I walked away from him, and tried to find Nathan.

Jeremy might have just ruined this whole thing. God, I hated him.

I tried calling Nathan but he didn't pick up. I went outside and saw him, he looked like he was about to cry.

I went and sat next to him.

"Hey," I said to him.

He didn't reply to me.

"I probably have some explaining to do,' I continued.

He started to get up but I touched his arm.

"Get off of me," he said.

"Please listen to me," I told him, and I could hear my voice break.

"Go on then," he said.

"That's not my boyfriend, that's my psycho ex," I started.

He looked at me.

"We broke up a year ago, ask anyone," I told him.

"Oh,"

"I just threw water on him, that's how pissed I am," I told him.

He gave me a slight smile.

Jeremy walked out of the mall, and I saw Nathan stand up.

"Hey Donaldson," Nathan said angrily.

Jeremy looked up at Nathan but didn't respond.

"How do you know his last name?" I asked him.

"Our moms are friends," he replied.

"Wait, really?" I asked.

"It's not something I am proud of," he said with a laugh.

I smiled at him.

"Let me walk you to your car," he said.

**

When I got home from the mall, I sat on my bed and started to cry. I don't usually cry, but I was so angry at Jeremy the tears just started flowing out.

I heard my door knob turn everybody except-

"Hey, Hey, Hey," I heard her say.

Lilith.

This had to be the worst timing, I can tell she is happy and now she is going to see me crying.

"What's up?" I asked her while looking away.

'Tyler just asked me out!" she said happily.

"What? That's amazing you have liked him forever," I said.

"Yeah we are going to have sushi on Monday," she said.

"I know you guys will have fun," I said to her.

"Why aren't you looking at me?" she asked.

I looked at her, hoping she couldn't tell I was crying. She had just gotten asked out by the boy who she had liked forever.

"What wrong Des?" she asked.

"Nothing, I know you want to go to Target to pick out an outfit," I told her.

"You look like you have been crying,"

"I'm fine I promise, today is about you," I said with a smile.

"Let's go," I said, grabbing my keys.

We got into the car and I got 2 texts at the same time, but I ignored them.

"Are you popular now or what?" Lilith said jokingly.

"You can read them if you want," I told her.

"Oh my, it's Nathan," she said happily.

I saw her face drop, "What happened?" I asked her.

"Unknown number," she said.

'What does it say?" I asked while I looked at the road ahead of me.

"You won't get away with this?"

"What the hell?" I almost yelled.

"Ignore it, What did Nathan say?" I continued.

"He said, ' He loved seeing you today' You saw him?"

"Yeah, I was going to tell you, but you were with your family," I said.

"Wait, when did you see him?" she asked.

"Like 4 hours ago," I said.

"You just saw him?" she asked excitedly.

"Yeah, I did," I replied.

"You're blushing," she said in a teasing voice.

"Well, How did it go?" she continued.

I told her everything that happened, the arcade, the free pretzel card and Jeremy.

"What a douche, you and Nathan are good now at least," she said

"Yeah, thank god," I said.

My phone vibrated again, Lilith was still holding it.

"It's that number again, It says, you know what you did"

"Block it please," I said.

"Okay, who do you think is sending it though?"

"My brother is at a sleepover, he's probably just messing around," I replied.

"True," she said.

"Do you want me to reply to Nathan?"

"Go ahead, Can you say me too with a smiley face,"

"How about a heart instead, to show you're deepest affection,"

"No!" I laughed.

Lilith started cracking up.