Her Bet

chapter 28

Danton

"Thank you for letting me come ."

"You know you're welcome anytime. Do you want some tea o-"

"I just want to get straight to the point . I have some stuff to tend to."

"Ok... what's wrong?"

"I talked to Rakash. He said things that are very hard to believe and now I don't know what to do."

"What things?"

"He thinks you lost your v-card , and I don't believe him . I shouldn't right?"

"Is that all you talked about?"

"No , he also told me about your little meeting. "

"I only wanted him to be our friend and obviously it turned out....trashy ."

"Yeah , what you guys did was trash . Why would you want him to choose between me and you ?"

"What? That's not what we did . He's lying or he probably didn't understand the situation.."

"Ok , maybe. But what about the other part.? Was he lying also .?"

"What part ?"

"The virgin part?"

I keep quite and look down .

"Look at me."

I look up slowly to find her looking angry and arms crossed tightly over her chest as she watched me shuffle uncomfortably by the mirror .

“I can’t believe you didn’t tell me,” she finally said, her voice steady despite the turmoil churning inside her that I can feel from miles away. “You could have been honest with me.”

. “I was going to tell you, Meera. I swear, I just—”

“Just what? You thought I wouldn’t care? Is it someone I know?"

"I..."

"Who is it?"

"Just don't be mad and remember it happened before us a-"

"JUST TELL ME, DANTON!!"

I look at her shocked. I knew she would be angry but I never expected her to shout at me like this.

"It-it...it was.... Laria."

"What?" She says with a low gravelly voice .

......

Meera

I feel  a wave of emotions: shock, anger, hurt, and betrayal. The fact that he lost his virginity to the girl I  hate makes it even harder for me to even think of forgiving him.

"Why her?" I demand, my voice shaking with emotion. "Of all people, why did it have to be her?"

He tries to explain, but I  cut him off.

"Wait , did it happen once?"

"Meera..."

"My forgiveness depends on your answer Danton, and don't you dare lie."

"I... I...."

His  hesitation adds even more complexity to the situation. Even more feelings of betrayal and lies. 

I feel like my  whole world has been turned upside down. The fact that he not only lost his virginity to the girl I  hate, but also had a repeated history with her, makes me question everything about our relationship.

"When was the last time you saw her?"

"I didn't see her willingly, but it was during the trip . I saw her once and never again. I only talked to her and- a l-little...peck."

"Do you know how I feel right now?"

"Hurt , betrayed but I swear-"

"No , I feel disgusted . I feel like I've been hanging around with someone who doesn't know the value of sex anymore. Laria? The girl who fucking slept with the whole school ? And you touched her and you you came close to me with that disgusting energy that....do your parents know about this? I guarantee you , they wouldn't be happy that all your years of cleanliness went to garbage .

This isn't about me Danton. This is about you , your whole being , your whole self-respect. Just like that it's gone Danton. It's gone . I thought you'd also be smart outside of class but I guess I was wrong. And you know deep down that I can't forgive you . Even if I do , I can't be your friend anymore or even look at you . I hope you understand. "

I walk out and run down the stairs as quickly as I can . What am I even going to tell my mom . I've been praising Danton to her and now... She would never let me date again. This was my chance to show her that there's still good men out there but he proved me wrong and my mom right.