𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 | 𝐣. 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬

𝟐𝟓 | 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞

1 Month Later

The sun shines brightly in my room causing me to squint my eyes as I stretch my arms up in the air. I've been home alone for about a week now since Emilie has been away working and filming for a few brand deals. Checking the time, I see my phone practically blowing up with notifications. Confusion fills my face since I know I haven't uploaded anything interesting to prompt as much engagement as I did since I'd gone to bed last night.

People have been apologizing and saying I deserve better in the comments on my recent posts. I have no clue what they're talking about, so I decide to ignore them. Opening my group chat with the girls, I see that they've been sending messages for the last hour.

the girlies
Nicole - nikki
Gabi - gabs
Emilie - emi
Charlotte - char

Gabs char are you awake?

Emi Char, we need to talk to you

Nikki when you wake up please call us ASAP

Emi call us when you see this

What is going on? I set my phone down next to me sitting up in bed, taking a minute to tie my hair up into a bun. Hitting the Facetime icon on the group chat, the call quickly connects to the three girls I've been fortunate enough to call my sisters.

Facetime
connecting...

Char Hey what's going on? My phone has been blowing up non-stop and I have no clue why. You guys were also looking for me so what's up?

When I wait for one of the girls to speak, the usual high-energy Facetime calls seem to be nowhere in sight. Their faces look uncertain and in thought, almost as if they're trying to figure out what to say and how to say it. Looking back and forth between the three other girls on the call, I see a silent debate about who should speak first. Gabi decides to speak first.

Gabs Okay so Char I need you to listen to what I'm going to tell you, but first, the girls and I are all here for you and always will be.

Char You guys are scaring me. What's going on?

Nicole, Gabi, and Em's faces are looking at me sympathetically. Their looks cause my stomach to drop, in all the times we've talked and Facetimed I've never seen them look so serious. 

Gabs Well you know how the guys are currently on the West Coast for a few games? Last night a few of them had gone out to a club in Vegas and a few fans got pictures of the guys. Someone managed to get pictures of Jack with another girl and they looked pretty cozy together.

My eyes went wide, and my stomach sank further into an endless pit. My heart seemingly dropped into that same pit. I tried to breathe, but it felt hard. My mind was quick to try to resolve the endless possibilities of what Gabi was trying to say. Looking at the girls, I see that they're all trying to look anywhere but at me. 

Nikki One of the pictures that's been going around with that girl is a few of them kissing. There was even one of them going somewhere, but no one knows what happened after that. It's blown up on Twitter and Instagram. No one knows anything other than what the pictures suggest. Charlotte I'm not defending Jack, but we don't know if anything happened.

The girls are all frowning as tears brim my eyes. My body feels close to shutting down. This almost doesn't feel real and I just want to wake up from whatever this is. Placing my hand over my mouth to silence the sobs fighting to come out.

Emi We've already texted Luke, Nico, and Jesper if they know what happened last night, but with the time difference, we're still waiting to hear back from them. We know that this is all a lot to take in so please try to rest and I'll try to get an earlier flight home.

Gabs Char, we love you and we have no idea why this happened, but we will try our best to see what the guys could find out. Like Em said, please rest, and we'll check in with you later.

At this point my tears are sliding down my cheeks and I can only respond by nodding my head at the girls. I can't believe this is even happening. Jack and I had been great so I can't understand why this is happening. After our final goodbyes, I shut off my phone and threw it across my room, as far from me as possible. Notifications keep rolling in and I'm close to losing my mind. My tears are furiously rolling down my face and the only thing I can do is lie down in bed and cry. 

My mind is foggy and I have no clue where to go from here. I want to hear Jack's side of the story, but what if there's no explaining it? People say the truth hurts, but if the truth is anything like what my mind is formulating, then this whole thing will probably wreck me. The last time I was in a relationship, I barely survived and it took me a while to build myself back up. I put all my trust in Jack and that was that he would always treat me right and that he'd always be there. 

This moment in time was challenging all of that. My mind is working overtime, playing through every possible scenario and explanation in my head. Nothing seems to fit into the puzzle and I feel myself pick up the pillow next to me, screaming into it in frustration. Despite my tears, my eyes grow heavy and before my mind gets a chance to keep going, I fall asleep. 

Edited: 12/31/24

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melissa speaks

I'm sorry for this :( I'm also sorry for the hurt that's to come.

have a great day or night!

stay safe ♡