Life of a Failed Broadway Star

Chapter 3

The rest of rehearsal was just a boring read through of the rest of the script. All I could think about was how Jake would feel when he found out I was going out with Lock...would he be angry? I doubt it...if he finds out that it was for work he would completely understand. I wonder what he's doing in Iowa right now...I missed him.

I get snapped out of my thoughts as Mr.Quiz booms, "Nice job everyone go home and rest up. Tomorrow I just need the dancers here and Mr. Hunts and Ms. Jones I expect you two to have gotten to know each other by Monday!"

I nod but scream in my head. Lock was the last person on Earth I wanted to be with. I was so done with his sarcasm and arrogance. 

I look across the room at Lock who was giving me another devious smile as he started packing his stuff up. I try to not make eye contact but it was creepy to know someone was looking at me like that. 

I try to get out of the theater as fast as I could but as I could've guesses Lock beat me to the door and wouldn't let me leave until he said what he needed. I roll my eyes and put my hands on my hips to show I was obviously annoyed by him. 

"So...dinner on Saturday and then I'll take you somewhere special." He winks after he completes his sentence.

I give him a blank stare, "I would not like to take a trip to your pants thank you very much."

I try to get past him but he moves to where my hand is so my body hits him. He chuckles and whispers, "That's not my plan yet darling."

I roll my eyes and back away from him.

"Can you please let me leave now. I have a skype date with my boyfriend, whom I am very happy with."

He nods and moves out of the way. I walk out and call for another taxi. I didn't have a car because when you live in New York it's kind of a waste, I pull out my phone and see it's 5:30. Crap. My skype date with Jake was at 6:30 and with traffic it will probably take an hour.

I get in the cab and tell him to drive fast. I didn't want to be late for this.

Jake was coming back on Tuesday and I was so excited to see him again. Our 5 year anniversary was coming up...I know a long time. I was hoping that this year I would get a ring. Haily always rolled her eye sat me whenever I told her about that. She didn't like Jake from the moment she met him.

I finally arrive at the building at 6:55. I run up the stairs and barge into the apartment. I walked into Haily wrapped up in blankets with a tub of Ben and Jerrys and watching Mean Girls. I raise my eyebrows at her and she says with a mouth full of ice cream, "I'm having a me party. Oh and Jake in laptop form is sitting on your bed I answered for you!"

I sign her thank you and run to my room. I only knew a little sign language but whenever I did use it Haily just rolled her eyes.

I walk into my bedroom and see my laptop on my bed. I smile and grab my headphones and get everything ready on my side. I was about to ask where he was on the screen when I start to hear kissing sounds. My heart begins to drop and I shakily ask, "Jake, who are you with?"

The sounds immediately stop and Jake comes onto the screen with his hair all tossed. I can feel the tears begging to leave my eyes but I try to suck it up.

His eyes get big as he sees a tear roll down my face. "Baby whats wrong?"

"Don't baby me." I say as I wipe my eyes. 

"You heard everything didn't you..."

I nod as the devils mistress herself comes on camera.

It's Cara.

My hands fly up to my mouth as the tears start rolling down my face uncontrollably. I knew it all along. I had no words for Jake. Haily was right...she was right all along.

"Pip...I can explain I swear it was just a one time thing! Please Pip don't cry I love you so much babe."

I shake my head, "Your lying...how long have you been cheating on me?"

Jake sighs and Cara just has a smirk on her face. "Ever since you went to New York..."

"2 years?" I breath out. He just nods.

I take a shaky breath and attempt to get out, "Goodbye." But it just won't come out so I hang up on him.

I can't believe he would do this to me. All of those 'family visits' were just visits to Cara I guess. I was boiling mad...and just really sad at the same time. I was being lied to for 2 years and I didn't even know it...I guess I know why he never proposed to me. I wasted 5 years of my life on that dirt bag...I can't believe myself, falling for all of his tricks and lies.

The tears fall down my cheeks even more and I walk to my closet where I hid my secret stash of vodka from Haily. If she found out I had it she would kill me. She was so against alcohol but a little won't hurt right? I take a swig from the bottle and look at my computer...I wanted to smash it so bad. But I still had a little bit of commonsense left.

I grab my purse from the floor and try to stuff the bottle of vodka in it. It eventually fits and I walk out of my room to see Haily passed out on the couch. Thank God. I sneak out the door and send a quick text to Lock.

"I'm going over to your house."