𝐈'𝐌 𝐍𝐎 𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐋 || Joseph Descamps

12 - [𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐇]

"CLAIRE?"

A finger poked my cheek as I heard people calling my name. My eyes slowly opened and I felt the mattress underneath me.

The room seemed unfamiliar to me. "Finally. We thought you died." said Jean-Pierre from the corner.

He leaned against the door frame and gave me a smile. "First I have to clean you up" said Michele. Her eyes completely red.

Then I remembered what happened before. Stupid Descamps. How could he do something bad to a family like that?

I reached for my forehead and felt something cold. My hand was covered in my own blood. "You need to lie down okay?" Michele said. Mr. and Mrs. Magnan were also in the room, both completely defeated.

All I could think about was whether they had talked to their children or not.

Michele sat down next to me and unpacked her first aid supplies. Everyone slowly leaves the room one after the other. Only Jean-Pierre and Michele stayed.

Jean-Pierre pulled a chair towards me and sat down. "So Miss Dupin. Now it's your turn. How did Descamps know our secrets?"

Was he suspecting me?

"What do you mean? Are you saying I would tell him something like that?! I didn't even know that you had something with Simon!"

"I broke up with her long time ago and from who else would he know?!"

"Guys, I think we should leave the topic for another time," Michele interrupted us.

"Aren't you going to say anything, Michele? Your brother had something going on with our best friend. And neither of them told us anything!" I bursted out.

"Claire please. We can talk about it later. Let me patch you up first." She soaked the cotton with alcohol and gently rubbed it on my wound.

„You should be the one who's mad! He's been together with our best friend!" Michele looks at me with a worried face as I yell those words.

Then she looks back at Jean-Pierre to see his reaction but he seems even more shocked than she was. His eyes widen slightly as he listens to my words and he clearly does not know what to say. He is too stunned to speak and so he is unable to defend himself.

Michele's expression has become more concerned now because she sees how much this situation is affecting Jean-Pierre and she wants everyone to just calm down and stop fighting.

As Jean-Pierre continues to remain silent and doesn't answer me, Michele turns her attention back towards him and speaks in a more concerned and worried tone

"Jean-Pierre, is this true? Do you have a hidden relationship with this so-called best friend of ours?" My eyes widened at Michele calling Simone our „so-called best friend".

Jean-Pierre seems very uncomfortable as I and Michele wait for his answer. The more time goes by the more he struggles to find the right words to answer his sisters question.

Finally, he speaks in a slow tone „Yes...It is...true...I did have something with "Simone" for a while now..."

„But I ended things like weeks ago! What about you and Laubrac?!" he says with a firm voice.

Michele seems very concerned when Jean-Pierre turns towards her and starts asking her about the rumor of her and Alain.

I was surprised by how quickly the atmosphere of the room has changed now that Jean-Pierre has admitted that he was together with Simone and they broke up.