I choose you.

Chapter 9 Bryce

I hear my phone ring on the bed and I get up from the bathroom floor. The cuy on my hand is still bleeding and as I reached for my phone, I smear blood on the table. I wince at the pain but still make my way to my phone.

I check the screen and I feel butterflies inside me as I see Chris's name on the screen. I sit down and open the text.

Hey Bryce, it's Chris, it was really nice meeting you tonight. I wish you could've stayed until the end. Anyways I just wanted to know if you were ok.

He noticed. I feel myself freeze and I think on what to say to him.

I begin to type.

'hey Chris, it was really nice meeting you too, I had a lot of fun. I am ok, thank you for asking, I wasn't feeling well that's all.' I finish and I press send. I see within seconds of sending the text a small bubble with little dots on it. I begin to feel excited, he's typing. I feel like a teenager talking to her crush. Talking to him has made me forget about the situation I was in.

Well I'm glad. :) I really hope that we can see each other again soon.

The moment I read his words I feel all the worries I had disappear into thin air.

'I would really love it if we could meet up again aswell.' I reply

What about we go for coffee Monday morning?

I stare at his message for a few moments and re- read it again and again. Oh my god, Chris Pratt wants to have coffee with me. I respond as fast as possible.

'I'd love to!' I really hope this isn't a dream.

Ok very well then, shall we meet at Starbucks around 10?

'Perfect, I'll see you then.' I reply and turn my phone off.

I get into bed and look at the sky through the window making me nearly drift off to sleep, but as I start to close my puffy eyes I am startled by the sound of a vibration next to me.

I sit up and rest my head on the back of the bed. I grab my phone but it's off, I look all over the bed and I feel  small squared or rectangular figure next to me. I grab it and I realise it's Seth's I take a close look at the screen, the name Lauren pops up next to the message, I unlock his phone and read it.

I had a lot of fun tonight, you looked so hot I hope that we get to go to a party like that again. I can't wait for you to come over tomorrow night. Be here at 9.

I feel my heart sink to my stomach and my dinner go up my throat.

I feel like I am going to cry again but I don't  have the energy to. I drop the phone on the floor and I feel as though my heart has been ripped out of my chest. It hurts so bad and I can't help it but the little shred of hope in him has gone. I can't believe it Seth with another woman. A million questions popped into my thoughts but one has been really bothering me. Have they slept together? How long has this been going on? Why?

Why me? What am I going to do? How could he?

I open the door to our bedroom where I find Seth sitting at the edge of the bed.

I burst in the door making him jump.

"Bryce.." He says shaking.

"Really?" I say as I hold up his phone.

"Is that my phone? You took it?" He asks getting up from the bed.

"How long have you and Lauren been going on?" I ask as he stares blankly at the screen.