Schizophrenia [#Wattys2017]

[14] Betrayal

Tess's POV

Flashback:

Today I wake up in Dan's room, to find no one next to me.

Where had he gone?

I picked my phone up off the side table and squinted to see the time.
Damn it! I'm gonna be late for school!

I instantly got out of bed, brushed my teeth and tidied up my hair. Still, no Dan to be seen.

As soon as I reached the school gates, I received stares, laughs and a few sniggers as well as some names called like "whore" and "slut".

Why were they saying such mean things to me?

I ignored everyone who was being rude and decided to continue walking to my first class.
My pace quickened rapidly. That was until I heard someone yell something that made me stop dead in my tracks.

"Enjoy you're session with Dan last night?" Someone said followed by a crowd of laughter.

What? How did they know?

Tears threatened to break their way through my eyeline and roll down my cheeks.

I had to act like they weren't talking to me, to make sure I looked brave and strong.

Someone walked past me and held their phone directly in front of my face, displaying a video of Dan and me last night.

How did they manage to get a video?

I know Dan would never do such a thing, but then who did it?

Wait. He wasn't playing with the TV cables last night, was he?

Oh my God? Did he place a camera there?

No, no, no. Dan had been with me for almost two years he wouldn't. Ever.

"Tessa, Tessie, Tess," I turned around to find Dan standing in the middle if the corridor with his friends on his side.

"Enjoy last night, did we?" Oh my God. He did. After all this time.

"Dan? Why?" Tears started rolling down my cheeks and confusion took over my mind.

"Dan? Why?" He mimicked while his friends sniggered. "Did little Tessie think I loved her? Why would I ever love you? You're a loner. You have no friends. And on top of that you're not even hot." He walked up to me and brought his mouth beside my ear and whispered, "It was a dare. All. Of. It." he emphasized the last few words before moving away from me.

"I.. You... How?" I struggled to form a sentence and brought my hands to my head, trying to find a way to reduce my headache.

"Everything was part of the dare. Lemme explain. Two years ago, it was James's birthday and we all gathered at his house to celebrate. Me being me, got a little too drunk and decided to take part in a friendly game of truth or dare." He started moving around and making gestures to explain.

"I was specifically dared to steal the thing that makes you so innocent. And you know exactly what I'm taking about." A grin stretched on his face, ear to ear.

"But you Missy, didn't want to go that far so quick. So I decided to "date" you for a while and then complete the dare; you know make it more fun." He curled his middle and index finger, making an air quotation, while saying the word 'date'.

"And been it's been two years,and you finally have what I wanted. To make it even more fun, I decided to share my victory with everyone else." His words were daggers to my heart.

Causing more and more damage by the second.

"So how do you feel Tess? Did you like what you felt last night?" He questioned me, making me feel even worse on purpose.

I immediately made my way out of school and headed back home.

Tears flow down my cheeks like a waterfall and my eyes were puffy and swollen from the crying. My lower lip quivered uncontrollably as I started walking faster.

I headed upstairs to get some sleep, hoping it would cure my headache.

End of flashback

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A/N:

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