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Chapter 1: Liar

Playlist for this Chapter: I Knew You Were Trouble by Taylor Swift.

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Crap!

I quickly steady the vase that twirled around the the table's edges dangerously, and put a hand over my frantically beating heart, trying very hard to keep the tears at bay as I sniffed.

What happened? I'll tell you my sob story over the moans of my boyfriend and his partner that are getting louder by the second, coming from his bedroom. 

Yup. You guessed right. My boyfriend, Golden boy of Callington, easy on the eyes and a total flirt, has cheated on me, leaving me heartbroken. Not that he knows that I know. 

I sigh deeply. But why do I feel a tinge of relief in there? Like now I've got an excuse to break things off with him. I felt so suffocated before.

It's like I'm free now... But then again, no matter how bad a relationship is, nobody wants to get cheated on. I mean, that's just low. 

Why couldn't he just tell me that he was done using me and just didn't love me anymore? He had to go frolicking around with others. God knows how long this has been going on. The mere thought of it makes me sick. 

I walk out of his apartment, thowing his keys in the freshly cut grass in the lawn below and back to my place.

"What happened to you?" Cole called out to me while I took off my coat and hung it aside. He was sitting cross legged in front of the television with popcorn in his hand, switching through the channels.

"Back so soon? Didn't you go to see Derek?" Abigail asked me, stepping out of her room in her pajamas. 

Today was Saturday and we were currently enjoying our day off from college and our part time job at the library.

"He's—" I stopped short when I realized I didn't know how to break the news to them. 

"He's— currently quite invested in another... person." I swallowed the lump in my throat, wincing at my own words.

Really? That's the best you could come up with?

"Okay. What happened really? Is everything alright?" Abigail came closer and inspected me up and down. 

I sighed loudly.

"He was doing... it... with another woman. I walked in on them but he didn't see me so I came out of there. I think I recognized her. Angela? I don't know." I wrapped my arms aound myself while their eyes widened so much I thought they'd fall out.

"He what?!" Abigail shrieked, taking my hands and Cole got up from the couch and walked over to me.

"Angela? Really?" Cole raised his eyebrows and I just shrugged. 

"Oh my god, how are you feeling?" Abigail asked, hugging me tightly. Cole came from behind and joined into the hug.

"I can't say, honestly. This is so messed up." I groaned into her shoulder, wiping my tears with my sleeve.

"It's going to be alright, Dovey, you'll find someone better than that asshole. I knew he didn't deserve you." Cole rubbed my back up and down.

"How are you feeling?" Abigail dragged me to the couch and we all sat down.

"Honestly? I don't know. Part of me is relieved I got an excuse to break up with him but part of me is just hurt. I mean, how could he do that? We went through so much. And we were together for two years, for god's sake! Did that mean nothing to him?" I said exasperated.

As if on cue, the front door opened and all three of us looked at each other because we knew exactly who it was, and I braced myself for the worst. Or the best?

"Dove, baby, where you at?" Derek walked into the living room and seeing us all he grinned and walked over to me. The same easy grin that had girls falling for him— the same had me falling for him.

"Why are you here?" I asked him, suddenly aware of what he was doing just a while ago and I was disgusted by the fact that he had the audacity to show up here after moaning another woman's name.

Pathetic.

"What do you mean baby? I came to see you." He frowned but then grabbed my hands, pulling me towards him as he leaned in for a kiss. Usually I would melt and give in when he kissed me but now I just felt like being used for entertainment, and slapped my hand over his annoying face, pushing him away.

"What the fuck?" He staggered back and Cole stepped in front of me proetctively.

"What's wrong with you, Dove?" He asked me confused, looking between the three of us. I chuckled at his response.

"What's wrong with me?" I scoffed at him. 

"What is wrong with you? Wasn't sleeping with someone else just minutes ago enough? Or did you come here because she wasn't good enough?" I said through clenched teeth.

For a moment he looked shocked and taken aback before he collected himself and smiled at me, although the nervouness was clear in his eyes.

"What? I was training a while ago and I came to see you as soon as I was done." I could hear the desperation in his voice, like he knew he was caught.

"Stop lying, Derek. I saw you. I was there not half an hour ago and yet you have the audacity to lie to me after hooking up with someone else." I looked at him dead in the eye and before he could say anything, his phone rang. He glanced at the caller ID and then looked at me.

"We'll talk about this later." He said and was about to turn around when I called to him.

"No need, we're done. Now get out." I told him with finality in my voice and he scoffed.

"We are not done, and we'll talk later." He headed out the door, giving me a glare and I huffed a breath.

"Yes, we are. Don't you dare show up here again or I'll chop off your balls and feed hem to you." I told him and slammed the door in his shocked face. Coming back, I slumped on the couch and with an exagerated breath.

I sat there for a few moments before clearing my throat and sitting up straight.

"So, who wants to dye my hair?"