chapter twenty-two

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I was drunk, and it felt amazing.
I stumbled over to him, my vision blurry, and he grabbed my hand and lead me out of the bar. We got in the car, and I collapsed in the seat. He shut the door, and crawled into the driver's seat. I leaned my head against the window, and shut my eyes.

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I stretched my arms out, yawned, and then propped myself up on the bed with my arms. I rubbed my eyes for a second, and then looked around.

Blue walls. The tons of band posters all over the walls. The cd's across the shelf on the wall.

Calum's room.

My eyes dart to the tan boy asleep next to me. He has no shirt on, only in boxers.

I look down at the shirt I'm wearing. Calum's Blink-182 shirt. I was only wearing underwear besides that.

No. There is no way I had sex with Calum. I didn't even want to see him again. What even happened?
I couldn't remember anything.

All I can think to do is cry.
I sit in the floor, bury my head in my knees, and cry.

How could I betray Luke like that? I love him. Not Calum.
How fucking stupid can I be?

My breathing starts to get out of sync, and I feel like the walls are closing in on me.
The next thing I know, my eyes shut.

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"Amber?" , there was a pause.
"Please just wake up." He says, sniffling.
My eyes flutter open, and I see Calum hovered above me, in tears.
"You're okay. Thank god. I was so worried." He says, smiling, wiping away his tears.
I sit up, and look at him.
He just stares into my eyes for a few seconds, and then speaks.
"You wanna know what happened last night don't you?" He asks, looking down at the floor.
"Yes."
He sighs.
"Well, your boyfriend walked to the bathroom, and you walked over to me and started grinding on me. You said my name a few times, so I thought you didn't have me confused with your boyfriend. But maybe you did. I'm not sure. But anyway, I brought you back here, because your boyfriend was no where to be found." He says, and I look at him, signaling to continue.
"We had sex. I don't even remember what exactly lead up to it, but all I remember was us making out, then moaning, and then I fell asleep." He says, and I felt my heart drop.

I cheated on the one person I love and care about the most, and I felt like shit.

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