Half a heart

Chapter 24

Nick's POV:

I am currently walking home feeling so guilty and sad that I left Charlie on his own to go deal with my angry girlfriend Gemma. We have been together for about 2 years, but our relationship has never been a happy one, we would get into fights constantly leaving us to not talk for days, weeks, even months at a time. On one of our month breaks was when my heart broke truly. I found out one day I was having the week of school because I was feeling sick with the flu, and I was lying in bed scrolling through Instagram when I saw a picture on Harry's account from his 17th birthday party and the photo was of him and someone kissing. As I looked closer at the photo it was my girlfriend Gemma kissing Harry and the caption was "together at last" I was so furious that she is cheating on me, but I didn't say anything as I thought it was a mistake and maybe it wasn't her but then there was another picture of them kissing. I was so mad.

But I kept quiet because I wanted to break up with her at the right time. Today is the day I'm going to breakup with her, she has been bothering me all morning because I haven't spoke to her since I have been with Charlie making sure he is okay. Walking home all I felt was fear and anxiety but also anger. My girlfriend scares me quite a bit because she is always so loud and can be quite touchy sometimes and every time, she brings her had near me I always flinch or just move away from her; she would always call me a coward for doing that, but it just makes everything worse. She was standing outside my house with my mum. As I walk closer to them, she turns to me and looks at me furiously.

"Hi Gemma, how are you?" I mumbled. "NICHOLAS NELSON, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN, I HAVE BEEN SO MAD BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT BEEN ANSWERING ANY OF MY TEXTS OR CALLS AND I AM NOT VERY HAPPY ABOUT THIS, YOU CAN'T JUST IGNORE ME LIKE THAT I AM YOUR GIRLFRIEND NICK, WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU IGNORING ME FOR. ARE YOU CHEATING ON ME WITH ANOTHER GIRL. NICK, I LOVED YOU SO MUCH BUT NOW YOU'RE CHEATING ON ME WITH SOMEONE ELSE" Gemma ranted, as I looked down at the ground as she keeps yelling at me. Her yelling went on for some time I thought it wasn't going to stop but then it did, and she looked at me asking to explain why I had been ignoring her.

"Gemma look, I wasn't with another girl I was with Charlie all morning. He was having some issues, and I went over and checked on him. Sorry I wasn't answering your billion texts I needed to make sure Charlie was okay. Because unlike you I actually have a heart and look after people and do not go out kissing my best friends". I grunted. Her eyes filling with more rage, and I felt myself becoming angrier by the second.

"Oh yeah you didn't think I would find out about you and Harry at his party and then you hooked up with Otis, Christian and nearly all of the boys on the rugby team oh and you and Ben I forgot that one how you two literally hooked up the night before. So, before you claim I was cheating, you need to take a look at yourself. You know what I'm tired of being lied to and bullied by you in this torturing game you call our relationship, I've been with you for 2 years straight, I've stuck by you through everything, I gave you everything. I gave up my happiness to be a pond in your sick mind game, you broke my heart when I saw that Instagram post of you and Harry kissing at his birthday party. WE ARE OVER. I can't do this abusive mind game relationship anymore and with that I don't want to see you ever again, goodbye Gemma" I growled, I was so furious, angry, upset, honestly, I don't know what I am feeling I just feel a mix of emotions.

Gemma picked up her bag and walked off. My mum came outside and gave me a hug. "I'm so proud of you baby, you did the right thing for yourself", my mum expressed, holding onto me as we hugged. I love my mum so much. "Now how is poor Charlie doing?" She questioned. "About Charlie, he is doing a lot better but something weird but exciting happened", I explained. "What happened darling?" She blurted. "We kissed and it felt so right" I exclaimed. My mum looked so happy and proud of me. "Well, I guess you need to get back to your not technically a date with Charlie" mum ushered me away and back towards the park again.