Painful Love (MC fanfiction)

23 | Friends again?

MAE'S POV

"I don't know him." I answered, forcing a smile back onto my face. She can't know.

"Oh, of course you do." She waved a hand. "Lives in the same neighborhood as me? You knocked on his door before? Doesn't ring a bell?"

"No, I'm afraid you've got the wrong person." I glanced at my wrist, mentally slapping my forehead for forgetting my watch. I quickly put it back down before she noticed. "Ooh, look at the time! I've got to go, goodbye-"

"You sit your ass down." She growled, forcing me back onto my seat. "He opened the door. You called him a horny teenager. This was yesterday. You don't remember? Let me make it clearer. You offered him your body, telling him you'd be his for the day. He'd fuck you senseless. You liked it in the shower you said? But he didn't give it to you. Tell me, Meredith, does he still not ring a bell?"

"Ashley, I-" She held up a finger to silence me.

"I came here to ask a question and I want the answer now. Do you understand?" I nodded. "Good. What were you planning on doing?"

"I don't know what came over me, Ashley, I got too carried away."

"How did you know him?" She asked again.

"I didn't know you guys were dating, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to-"

"Answer my question!" Her voice boomed.

"Ashley, keep it down, people are looking." I whispered.

"Do you think I care if people are looking? Give me a microphone, let the whole café know what we're talking about and what kind of person you are." Her voice was laced thick with venom, aiming to get answers out of me and I knew she wouldn't let me go without a fight.

"I saw your Facebook profile..." I trailed off, hoping she would get the point.

"And?" With every question she asked, the more guilt boiled in the pit of my stomach.

"I saw you changed your relationship status."

"To?"

"In a relationship."

"With?"

"You know with whom."

"No, Mae, actually, I don't know." She lied, with big innocent eyes. I knew she was imitating me.

"You do, Ashley, for fuck's sake, you do."

"I think you've got the wrong person. Remind me whom again?"

I bit my lip hard. I could taste blood on the tip of my tongue. When I ran it over the spot, it stung. I shut my eyes tight. My tears would give it all away. "Ashley, please."

"Please what, my dearly innocent Meredith?"

"Please stop. You know I'm sorry, I know what I did was wrong-"

"Then why did you do it?!" She screamed. The café quietened, only whispers were heard as I could feel everyone's eyes on us.

"I'm sorry, Ashley, just please be quiet for a while." I begged. "I'll explain."

"Okay." She leaned back, crossing her arms in front of her chest. "I'll ask you a question and you'll answer."

I nodded, gulping down the lump in my throat but it didn't work. She didn't give me a choice.

"What did you notice on my Facebook profile?" She asked.

"That you changed your relationship status."