Two truths and a lie | Cole Palmer

Chapter Six

*trigger warning: rape mention*

Y/N's POV

As I walked away from Cole, my mind wandered back to last summer.

We were so close - but not just friends close. I always had feelings for him, but he was Phil's friend and I always assumed he was nice to me because of that.

But then we got closer, we knew everything about one another. I was the one to force him into watching game of thrones and it became his favourite tv show. He was the one to introduce me into lord of the rings and it became one of my favourite movies. We shared so much in common.

I was so lost in my thoughts that I accidentally bumped into Gareth South, the England manager.

"Y/n" he smiled when he saw me.

"Hi Gazza" I smiled back. "How is my brother looking?"

"He's better for Pep then for me" he sighed. "But we need him" England had had a rocky start to the year with international games. "It was good seeing you" he patted me on the shoulder and walked off.

Bizarre encounter.

I walked on into the hotel foyer and there I saw Cole again. I hoped he wasn't going to Lidl too.

He was going to Lidl.

I almost considered turning around and finding another shop but I decided to just go in - I wouldn't see him. Just as I was bent down grabbing a carton of orange juice, he came up behind me.

"I thought you were an apple juice girl" he frowned.

"And I thought you were my friend" I walked off away from him and headed down to the bakery to get a cinnamon bun.

"At least you still like cinnamon buns" he shrugged. Now I was pissed.

"I never liked them, I loved them" I turned to face him. "Stop following me"

"It's a public space" he shrugged again.

"Bye Cole" I tried to push past him but he grabbed my arm.

"Look Y/n, I'm really sorry. I know you don't think I mean it but I really do. What I said was wrong and I was drunk and young but that doesn't excuse what I did and what I said"

I was shocked and lost for words.

"You called me a whore" I stared at him hard in the eyes. I could feel my eyes begin to water. "Do you know how much that hurt?"

"No, I didn't" he said. "But I know now-"

"Do you?" I cut him off, anger filling me. "I didn't choose to to have sex with those boys. I didn't... I didn't consent to it"

I watched as the colour drained from his face as realisation hit him. He didn't know. Not many people knew. He let go off my wrist and I pushed past him to leave.