Blindfold (Book One)

11. Faithless

Jim's POV

"Ams?" I speak gently. "Ams? Are you okay?"

She turns to look at me, exasperated. "Noooo." She brings her hand to her mouth, as I see that they start kissing again. I can't get to see what she is seeing. Who's the man in there?

"Amelie, what are you seeing?" I ask.

Tears start falling down her eyes.

"What do you mean with what am I seeing? What are YOU seeing?"

"What do you mean?"

"JIMMM!...It is Jason!!!!!!!!" she says, desperately.

"What?!"

I take several steps forward, Amelie following me, and as they pull away again, I see that the guy kissing Karen is indeed Jason Matthews, the man Amelie is going to be marrying in a week.

"Oh my god," I say. "I am going to kick his ass." I start walking forward, but Amelie grabs my arm and pulls me back.

"No, Jim. No. You have to leave this to me, but not now. Please...I want to go home," she says.

I look at her. She is holding my arm. I pull her into a hug and gently kiss her head.

"Sure, whatever you need."

I can feel that she is trying her best not to cry in front of all the people in the park. Amelie hates to cry in public. I gently rub her back, and then pull away. I take her by the arm, and walk her over to my car.

A few minutes later, we arrive at her house.

As she closes the door of her room, I hug her again, and finally, she lets herself cry.

Amelie's POV

I feel...betrayed, hated, miserable. I can't understand why, why did Jason kiss Karen...and their kiss was so real, nothing that could ever seem like an accident.

I don't want to let Jim go. He is the only person I feel comfortable crying with. He always makes me feel like I am protected, and nothing will ever be able to hurt me.

I let the tears flow, as I feel his hand, delicately caressing my hair. I sob uncontrollably.

"Jim?" I say.

"Yes?"

I slowly pull away, and wipe the tears away from my face.

"I am going to go out for a little while okay?"

"W...okay? Do you want me to come with you?" asks Jim.

I shake my head. "Stay here for when I come back, please?"

"Are you sure?"

"Yes," I say, trying to force a smile. "I need to do something."

"Amelie, don't do anything stupid."

I shake my head. "I won't...Actually...I am going to do something pretty smart."

"Hhmmhhss...fine. I'll wait here for you. Please text or call if you need anything, okay?"

I give Jim a quick kiss on the cheek.

"I'll be back in a little while," I say.

I go out of my room and then out of my house. I will be walking over to Jason's house. We need to talk.

Jim's POV

I go down the stairs to Amelie's kitchen. I can listen to my stomach rumbling with hunger. I open the door of the cupboard to look for something to eat. Suddenly, I spot our traditional Oreos. I think it would be a good idea to have something nice prepared for her when she gets back. As, I grab the package of Oreos, I am interrupted by the sound of my phone ringing.