I Never Thought

Chapter 29

Blood rushed to my face as I stood in the doorway taking in the image in front of me. My heartbeat was a distinct drumming in my ears as I released my grip on the doorknob. Not one word came from her as she stood there, staring at me from behind the lens of deception that had formed between the two of us.

"Bro, I-" Daniel began to talk to me, but I turned my gaze to him, and the look alone that I gave him caused him to stop talking.

I exchanged glances with the person whom I called my girlfriend for the last year before turning on my heels. I began walking back in the direction of the back door. I wasn't sure if she was actually calling my name as I pushed through the group of people in the hall or if it was my sub conscience telling me to calm down.

The cool air brushed against my face and almost felt refreshing against the fire that began spreading through me. I walked past the area where my friends were and more towards the very back of the yard where there weren't any people.

Why hadn't I expected this? How did I not suspect that she would be unfaithful to me? Suddenly, the fact that I wasn't in love with her anymore didn't matter. What mattered to me at that moment was the fact that as far as she knew, our relationship was spic and span; she was obsessively in love with me, yet still, she had it in her to cheat on me, with my friend at that! I never considered Daniel to be on the same level of closeness to me as Chris or even Liam was, but I never expected that from him. I couldn't even tell how exactly I was feeling, I wasn't sure if I wanted to knock all of his fucking teeth out or if I wanted to laugh in Yanique's face. The only thing I actually did know was the fact that our relationship was over.

I reached into my pocket for my phone to call Chloe to ask her to meet me at my car so that I could tell her what just happened, but it wasn't there. I patted every pocket I had, but it was nowhere to be found. I must've left it in my car.

I stood with my hands on my head as the music echoed off the trees around me. What was I even going to do now? I couldn't stand the idea of confronting her, I didn't think that I would even be able to look at her. If she was messing around with other guys, why was she always so overbearing? Why was she always expressing that she didn't trust me? She was such a hypocrite.

I paced back and forth on the grass for the next twenty minutes just going through my feelings. I felt confused, hurt, angry, and betrayed. Was it even worth it to feel this way? I was going to end things with her soon anyway. But why did it still hurt so much?

I kept clenching and unclenching my fist as I walked. Grateful that I couldn't be seen, I dropped my face into my palms and exhaled a loud breath. I wouldn't be able to avoid seeing her for the rest of the night. I also wasn't sure if I'd be able to maintain my composure around my friends so I knew that they would definitely suspect that something was wrong. All I wanted to do was to leave and go for a long drive.

Maybe I should just leave, I thought. No, I can't let her control me like this. I won't allow her to ruin my night.

I inhaled a breath of fresh air in an attempt to calm myself down before going back to my friends. I was walking with my hand running through my hair and tugging at my roots when I spotted Chloe and her friends. Sierra noticed me first and flashed me a smile before her eyebrows furrowed when she noticed my demeanor. Chloe noticed her expression and followed her eyes to me. Her eyes widened when I got closer.

"Chase, what happened?" she asked and handed her cup to Emma before approaching me.

"I don't want to talk about it right now," I told her honestly and she nodded, rubbing my upper arm to comfort me.

"That's alright, let's talk about it later, okay?" concern was evident on her face.

Chloe's POV