It's How We Met

Chapter 1- Here Comes the Problem

Chapter 1

Here comes the problem

As we all know, life is complicated, and as for love, you will never understand how it will work. There are these situations where you decide to confess your love to a certain person but then he/she rejects you. Another situation is you both are in love with each other but in the end, you fall out of love. Doesn’t make sense is it?

But there is this particular situation where the one that you trusted the most and love the most made you believe that he loves you too, but not really? Well, I’m kind of related to that.

I am Emerald Shaye Jameson, or so Emmy. I am a senior high school in Brookshire High. Just an average person, not that popular and not that kind of a loser. Let’s just say I know where I stand, I can hang out with the populars or have a chat with the not so popular.

I thought, my life was perfect just the way it is, but you can never can tell. As we all know, there is no such thing as perfect in this world, one reason as I’ve said before, life is complicated.

I was happy with how things go but sometimes it doesn’t go with the way I wanted it to be. Like for one, today, I had found out that my boyfriend for almost a year is cheating on me. Way to ruin a surprise birthday party for him.

Me, our friends and his family had planned this all out. We made a surprise party for him at his house to celebrate his 19th birthday. We were all excited and waited for him to arrive after school. I had practically, skip school today just to make this day perfect for him. We all hid at different parts of his house at the first floor and the lights were off.

Each moment was anticipated especially his reaction. I was holding the cake that I made, which is his favourite, mocha and chocolate.

“What is taking him so long?” Sandy whispered into my ear.

“I don’t know, maybe it’s traffic?” I answered unsure and shrugged.

“Why don’t you just text him?” she asked a little irritated. Well, give it to the impatient girl.

“I didn’t made an apparition or any communication to him, remember? So that he won’t caught us on our project.” I said in ‘duh’ statement. Sandy huffed beside me.

“He better get in his house right now or I will just ran outside and wait for him then do my greetings. Gosh! My back is totally killing me from all this crouching and hiding.”  I chuckled silently then regained my position.

“Patience, is what is lacking on you. Maybe you should try it now.” I nudge her slowly.

“ and hiding.”  I chuckled silently then regained my position.

“Patience, is what is lacking on you. Maybe you should try it now.” I nudge her slowly.

“You know, I’m not that kind of a person.” She grumbles.

“I know, maybe less with the complaints and more of the work can help you at ease. Ready the lighter so we can light the cake when he enters the door. Yeah?”

“Yeah, yeah, whatever.” She waived off my suggestion while massaging her back.

After 5 mins, still no sign of Andrew and my bestfriend just had it.

“That’s it I can’t take my back any-“ She was cut off when we heard a car pull over at their driveway, we are now ready for the surprise.

As soon as the door opened and Andrew kind of stumble a bit, we started singing happy birthday to him and the lights are now on. As soon as my eyes adjusted to what is before me, I felt like, my heart landed several meters underground. I can’t move nor speak and my eyes are stinging. I was frozen to my spot.

Andrew was making out with a cheerleader. I heard sandy gasped beside me and whispered ‘oh my god’ then covered her mouth. Everybody went still and silent. Andrew and the cheerleader, reacted late on what is happening because they were busy making out.

He took in his surroundings and his mouth formed into an O. When his eyes landed on me, panic appeared on his pretty face.

“Emmy, babe?” he whispered in a horrified tone. He started walking in my direction. I finally snap out of my shock and I gestured him to stop.

“Don’t… come near me.” I said in a craking whisper. I can’t look him in the eyes because if I do, I know my eyes and feet will give up.

“Please, babe let me explain.” He begged and took another step toward me and I backed one step not wanting to be near him. I know all the people are watching us and I don’t care at the moment but I was glad that they were silent and didn’t interject on us.

“Happy Birthday. I hope you got your wish.” I finally got the courage to say something and I am glad I didn’t back down. I willed myself to smile at him in a strained way. I looked at the girl beside him and then to him. The girl just smirked at me. The nerve of this b!tch.

“No I-“ I put my hand in a stop manner.

“Save it, I don’t want to hear it.” I said as I tried to calm myself from my raging nerves.

“Goodbye Andrew.” I said when started making my way out of the house. I almost past him when he called me.

“Babe, it’s-“ I turned my back at him furious with his words.

“It’s not what it look like?! You better iron your reasons Thompson.” I half yelled at him and threw the cake that I didn’t know I was still holding in his face and said my last words before I leave.

“And, Don’t.Call.Me.Babe.Again.” I said through gritted teeth. I turned around and run as fast as I could. I don’t know where I’m going but I’m sure I don’t want to see anybody yet. So I went to my house and lock myself in my room and cried my heart out until I could no longer hear myself. I’m glad that Alexander is not here yet or he will throw a fit.  

I don’t know what went wrong in our relationship. I just… maybe the problem is me? Or is it that I can’t give him what he wants. Now that I had finally decided that I will give him myself and lose my virginity as a gift, I don’t think that will ever happen again after what happened and I will so not let him know that.

I have to find a way to get revenge on him but I’m not good at that.

I had finally stopped crying hysterically but my hiccups are still there. I went to my bathroom to take a bubble bath and relax myself.

I stripped down my clothes and walked to the bath tub like a walking dead. I poured my vanilla bubble bath to the water and mixed it a little. When I’m done, I slowly went inside the tub and sank slowly.

I felt like this is the worst day of my entire life. Many questions ran over my mind. How can he cheat on me? Did he did that a couple of times or maybe a lot, while we’re still together? I groaned as I submerged half my face in the water filled with bubbles.

How can I be so naïve in finding his true color? Am I really that blinded by love or is it that I thought of. How can he do this to me? I know that he wants me. He declared it a couple of times while we were making out but I’m not yet ready for those things. I’m scared.

I sigh in frustration as my eyes started to water again, remembering all our memories. Is that why he cheated on me because I can’t cave in to what he wants?

Now, I know what I’m finally going to do as my revenge. I smirked evilly and in content. I will never be that naïve, plain, and conservative types of girl again. We’ll see how you can handle the new me, Andrew.