When the day met the night

10

My phone woke me up, again, it had been ringing non stop for the last half hour. It was still dark outside. It was Jared again, it stopped ringing and I picked it up to listen to the voice messages. The first few were just, 'hey why aren't you answering?', 'You ok?', 'Ring me back?' the last one was, 'what the hell! Pick up answer me??' The texts were all along those lines, I sighed wondering what I would say, I didn't know what to say, whether to tell him or not, what good would it do? I needed to see him, I scrolled through my social media feed, he'd been at a party. A fun affair by all accounts, one particular photo catching my eye, a woman who I knew was his ex- girlfriend with her hand around his waist. A flood of anger went through me, why the fuck was he still ringing me if he was back with her?? My phone started ringing, it was him again, I was angry now so I answered "do you have any idea what time it is?" I snapped at him. "Finally! What's wrong I've been worried, why haven't you been answering? Lucy wasn't answering me either, what the hell is going on?" He wasn't yelling but he was annoyed. "I've been busy, you know I'm in the middle of a shoot right!!?" I heard him exhale "I'm not an idiot, why haven't you been answering my calls and texts?" he demanded. "Don't you have a party to get to?" I said sarcastically, "What the fuck is that supposed to mean?" now, he was raising his voice. "Please, I saw the photos Jared, go back to your girlfriend and leave me the fuck alone, I've got enough to deal with" I sighed sadly. "What girlfriend, that stupid photo? She's not my girlfriend, hasn't been in a long time, she just clings to me whenever she sees me" he said calmly. "You know what, I couldn't give a fuck, fuck whoever you want I don't care anymore, just leave me alone" I yelled, an irrational anger overtook me. "Harper, what's wrong, it can't just be this photo, something has happened, please tell me what is going on?" he pleaded. The tears welled up in my eyes and I let out a sob, "you're crying, what the hell have I done, please tell me?" He begged. "l just don't want to talk anymore, it was a bit of fun and it's over, just leave me alone, please, please, just leave me alone" I sniffed and hung up. I turned off my phone and buried my head into the pillow crying my heart out. I slept on and off for the next day or so getting up to force some food into me, have a shower and then back to bed. I had stopped crying, I just felt sad, for everything that had happened. I had really felt there might have been something between us, but it was over now. By the end of the week I had run out of anything to eat, I had no choice but to head to the local market. I walked around quickly, throwing things in my basket, I needed to get out of there as soon as possible. I finally got home just before it had gotten dark and breathed a sigh of relief, glad to be back in my cocoon. I looked down the hall and noticed the living room light was on, I frowned I couldn't remember leaving it on. I probably had, I was in a haze these last few days. I walked down the corridor to head to the kitchen, as I passed the living room door I heard a voice and I jumped in fright. There he was, sitting on the couch next to the French doors with his phone in his hand, "Oh good I was wondering when you were going to get home" it was Jared, he smiled but it was not the usual, warm gorgeous smile he had always given me, it was nasty and his beautiful eyes were stormy and dark. "Surprise" he said with a sneer. The bags dropped out of my hands clattering to the floor as my hands went up to my mouth as I gasped in shock. Fuck. Then everything went black.