Crush 2021 (Tamber)

Chapter 13: best friends tell all tales

>3 days ago, in Tara's room<

"I just don't understand what you're so mad about!" I yelled.

"Why are you yelling?!" She yelled back.

"Well, you're kind of PISSING me off!" I continued.

"So what, I'm not allowed to talk to my girlfriend when something bothers me?" Tara asked.

"See now you're just putting words in my mouth." I said, slamming my bag on her bed.

"You told me that you would keep your distance from her. Then I found out you hosted a party with her that I wasn't invited to?!"

"I didn't host SHIT I was just THERE, and the party wasn't invite only." I clarified.

"Yet you didn't call me. So what did you do? Get drunk? Did she get you to have sex or what?" Tara asked spitefully and sarcastically.

"You're fucking insane." I  replied sneering at her.

"So now I'm insane?" She said.

"You're accusing me of shit with no fucking proof." I exclaimed.

"You didn't confirm or deny." She crossed her arms.

"Who told you we had sex?" I asked.

"No one. But a someone told me you two were all over each other." She said.

"So you believe a fucking stranger over your girlfriend. Real smart." I replied, putting my things in my bag with force.

"You haven't exactly defended yourself." Tara said. "So what's going on with you and Arianna."

"Okay for one I don't need to defend myself from false shit I didn't do and two absolutely NOTHING." I said.

"I wanna believe that." Tara said.

Her eyes were wide with rage, and my hands were shaking. I felt like smashing something. I had to get away from her.

"Believe whatever you want, but I believe in psychiatrists. You need one." I said walking out.

"Fuck you." Tara said.

I froze. I never thought I'd hear her say that to me. The anger that welled in me became mixed with sadness, betrayal, and disbelief.

"Back at you." I said, still facing away and walked downstairs, and out of her front door.

~~~

>Saturday<

It was raining. Mindy and I shared a big umbrella as we walked thru the park.

"I'm surprised you picked up the phone yesterday to text me back, ya know." Mindy said.

"I'm sorry for everything." I said.

"It's okay I get it, but that's what you guys are fighting about? Arianna?" Mindy said.

"Not Arianna specifically. I just don't like being accused of shit I didn't do." I said.

"You didn't fuck her?"

"No!" I exclaimed.

"SORRY." Mindy said.

"I would never cheat on Tara." I said.

"So why didn't you just tell her that." She said as we walked.

"I was busy being pissed that she'd even think that. She was acting like a lunatic." I said.

"You wanna know what I think?" Mindy said.

"Go ahead. Destroy me." I said, defeated.

"I think both of you were wrong." She said.