THE COIN; The Lie Meets The Truth

Chapter 8 We Can't Be Friends

(*This is Jaques's point of view)

I like you; I really do. Why won't you love me back? I've shown you all of the signs and it bothers me that you didn't notice. Was I never good enough for you? Or do you just hate nerdy girls? It angers me to know how ungrateful you were towards me.

I don't know why you were so cold towards me; even my brother screamed at me for ruining his friendship with you. Why must you bring my brother into our problems? Had you not fought with Adam and stayed with me, you would've been my husband; a perfect son-in-law for my family and the best brother-in-law for Adam. I would've had a kid with you. In our university years, I would've shown you off to the whole campus, I'll bet Rebecca, Nathalie and Sienna would've been so jealous of me; that I have the best man in the world while they are stuck with their ugly cheating exes.

But I'll never understand why you were such an asshole towards me. During my second semester in 2012, I was sitting with my friends by the cafeteria when you showed up and kicked the chair beside you. Everyone was shocked by your outburst but you didn't seem to care so much; your eyes were on me. I thought you were about to propose to me but I was very wrong.

"What the hell did you do?" You screamed at me in front of the cafeteria. All I could feel was hurt but he didn't seem to care. "Do you know what you've done?"

"I like you," I told you. You didn't seem to understand what was running from my mouth.

"I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU!" You screamed at me once more. "I'VE ONLY SEEN YOU DURING THE FIRST SEMESTER! I'VE NEVER SPOKE A WORD TO YOU IN MY ENTIRE LIFE!"

"Why can't you love me back at all?" I asked you.

"DO YOU NOT GET IT? I KNOW SHIT ABOUT YOU! I DON'T EVEN LIKE YOU! JUST FUCK OFF AND NEVER APPROACH ME AGAIN!"

I couldn't say a thing; I loved you the moment I laid my eyes on you but you never reciprocated. You left me crying in front of a crowd of a thousand people and I swore to myself to make you pay for what you had done to me.

For the next five years, I went to check your Instagram page and saw that you are engaged to an ugly-looking bitch named Jacelyn; my goodness, ugly bitches do get the ugliest names. It was May when you had the wedding and I traced the location to Red Rose Garden....yes...that's where Callas proposed to Suzy in 2012.

As I watched you kiss your bride, I felt nauseous. That woman had such disgusting lips and you still dared to place yours. I left at the gross sight; not before swiping my fingers on the icing of your wedding cake. It was sweet; I wondered why it was never me; I would've enjoyed such a sweet release from you and we would've been happy.

I've never told you why I hate the 18th of March 2017; well, that was the day I found out that you've become a father. Ugh....I hate that bitch; I wished I shot her dead and raised that kid with you. I'm sure you had your little girl by force. I'm envious of your wife; she has you, and your kid and lives off of your six figures salary at your architect company.

But I won't allow that to happen again. You'll be sorry for that decision you made.

(*This is Jaques's point of view)

"Hello?" Someone said on the other line. "Is this Mr O'Brian? I'm Ms Reena; Joylyn's homeroom teacher."

"Yes?" Jaques was concerned after hearing it was his daughter's teacher. "Is everything alright with Joylyn?"

"For now." Jaques's blood went cold when she said that. "Mr O'Brian, the school needs you to come over and retrieve your daughter immediately"

"May I know what is going on?"