My Other Half

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Ok I have to go to Mirabella's call. I'll see you in 30.

I add as i connect to Mirabella's call

"Dami? You there?"

Mirabella ask quietly

"I heard about what happened this morning. Are you okay? I haven't seen you all day. I was scared something happened to you."

"I'm ok. What exactly do you know?"

"Well I saw that Dominic was especially sad today so I asked him why and he said that after you guys made things official, he was walking down the hall when Alexandra stopped him and started bashing you and how they should get back together bla bla bla and then she suddenly kissed him. After he pushed her back he saw that you were there and went to run after you, but you had disappeared."

"Yeah I ran into the faculty bathroom, and cried all the water out of my body then passed out. I only woke up because Mr. Rafe knocked on the door."

"But that doesn't matter, what matters is that dominic is a two face lying bi**c and after all of 2 minutes of us "being together" he goes and kisses his ex. Does he really think I'm dumb though to fall for his mental mind games again? I saw them with my own eyes, Mirabella, his hands were on her waist and they were kissing. He can't expect me to think that wasn't on purpose."

"Me and Dominic are done. I wish I didn't have to see him again but that's not possible unless I go to a different school. But that's not happening." 

"Dami, I think you should talk to him."

"No Mirabella, I don't want to talk to him ever again. Whether that's in person, on the phone or over text. I just can't."

"I can't make you do something you don't want to do, but I think you should know that Dominic is a mess. "

"When he came home he looked as if he was crying. And he didn't say anything to any of us when we tried to ask him what was wrong. He didn't even come down for dinner. And when I passed his room I could hear him crying. Damiona I don't think he was bluffing he said he loved you."

"Well I don't -"

"Damiona please baby, just let me explain everything. I love you with my entire being. Please don't end what we have."

My eyes widen as I hear Dominic's voice through the phone.

"Were done dominic. Do you really expect me to believe you care about me after what went down today? I'm sorry to disappoint, but I'm not that stupid. Apparently I was stupid enough to believe you the first time and that was my first and last mistake."

"Damiona, La mia vita, la mia anima, il mio mondo, please, you're my other half, my reason for living, please don't do this."

My life, My soul, My world

Dominic begs, and I wipe the tears from my eyes before they can fall. I've cried enough over that man.

"Too late. I'll see you at school tomorrow Mirabella. Goodbye dominic."

"Please damiona wait-" 

I hung up the phone before he could finish. I can't hear his voice without tearing up.

When I finally make it home I sat in the driveway for a minute. Mentally preparing myself to explain everything that happened today to my entire family.

.......

After eating dinner and explaining everything that happened to my family, I headed up to my room to get some much needed peace. I got home around 5:45 and finished dinner at 8:00. It's now 12:20 and I spent most of my time in my room reading and drawing, along with the occasional tik tok video. I'm now lying in my bed under at least 8 blankets. I go over everything that happened today and think about how I'm going to be able to go into school knowing the dominic will probably not leave me alone.

Im Suddenly startled by the sound of my phone notification. At first I ignored it, but then it got off again and again and again. I finally give in and check to see if that's causing my phone to go off. I look at my notification to see text from an unknown number. I open the messages and I'm greeted with dozens of screenshots of a text conversation. Between Alexandra and dominic. The entire conversation is about how I'm soo stupid to think that Dominic would ever like me and how their plan is going smoothly. I knew it. I knew this was some sick joke between Dom and his friend just to mess with me. I can't believe I was so stupid to believe it could be true. It's all too much to think about so I put on some music and drift to sleep.

The next day my parents let me stay home from school, but I tell them that I need to finish my art assessment and that I'll head to school, grab my painting and all the supplies I'll need and then come back. I managed to do that without running into Dominic once, which surprised me because I know that the football team meets early every Wednesday and the entrance to their room is right next to the stairs up to the art floor. Once I make it past their room on the way to and from the art studio I instantly run to my car, refusing to let there be a chance that I run into dominic. I then head straight home and make sure to text Mirabella that I won't be coming into school today.

I spend the rest of the last week and this week avoiding Dominic at all cost, which becomes hard when he won't leave me alone for one second.

It's now Friday and I'm on my way out of the building to my car when someone suddenly pulls me into a classroom. I look up to see you yanked me out of the hallway to see Dominic.

"Can you please just leave me alone dominic. I thought I made myself clear on the phone that I don't want to talk to you?"

I grit out

"Well that's bad because I want to talk to you, and I'm not letting you leave until I fully explain what happened that day."

"You don't need to explain, I saw everything. You kissed her."

"No I didn't, she kissed me. She grabbed me by the back of the neck and kissed me."

"You had your hands around her waist."

I counter

"To push her away."

"I saw the messages."

"What messages?"

He asks, looking utterly perplexed.

"The ones between you and Alexandra about how stupid I am and how your little plan to mess with me worked."

"What are you talking about? I never sent anyone any messages like that. There was no plan, Damiona. I love you."

He says as he takes a step closer and tries to take my face in his hand, but I push it away. 

"Just cut the crap Dominic, and stopped playing with my feelings for sport. Isn't football enough?"

"You know what, come with me."

Dominic says as he grabs my arm and drags me out the class room and down the hallways.

"Just let me go dominic. I really don't need to be humiliated in front of all your friends."

"That is not what's going to happen."

"Then where are you taking me?"

"To show you evidence that I'm telling you the truth."

"And how do you plan to do that Dominic?"

"You'll see."