That One Night

Chapter 3

I think about all of the places that I would love to go but the place that I choose to go is my bestfriend Ali's place. We've been bestfriends since grade 3 and we have been ever since. Now we're both in university. Ali now lives with her boyfriend whom I never really got along with. She moved in with him after she graduated from high school.

I pull up there driveway and turn off my car. I step out and I am welcomed by screaming between a man and a woman.

Jake and Ali.

I begin to run up the stairs and barged in. I didn't bother about knocking. I needed to stop whatever this disagreement was all about. I turn the corner and there I see is Ali and her boyfriend yelling at one another.

"Why the fuck would you do that? I thought that you loved me, or was that also a complete lie too!"Jake yells right into Ali's face.

I can see the tears running down her face. This has to stop.

I run in and push Jake back. His eyes are flamed and it looks like he's been drinking or something like that.

"What...." He stumbles back.

"What the hell is going on?' I shout.

"Get lost Sophia. This isn't your battle to fight in." Jake snaps back.

I look at Ali. I examine the damage that Jake has caused to her. Tears down her face and what seems to look like a mark from a hand.

Jake's hand. He hit Ali.

I turn back to look Jake right in the eyes." I asked you a question. What the hell is going on?!" I shout even louder than before.

"It's none of your buisness!" He screams back.

"Now just fucking leave us alone so we can sort this shit out."

"I'm not leaving until I get answers" I sound much calmer that how I did before.

He's becoming more furious than before.

Ali is practically hiding behind me sobbing while I'm having my little shout sesion with Jake. I still can't figure out what Ali did to get this big of a reactment from him to make him hit her. I thought that they were so happy together. Well, clearly I was wrong.

"Ali?' I turn around and say softly.

She wraps her arms around me while Jake is still in the room. She's sobbing even more that when I first entered this room. I really want to know what started all of this but I'm not going to pressure either of them to tell me.

I stay calm.

"Jake, I think that you should leave." I say

Why did I have to say that.

"Fuck you! You can't just walk into MY house and tell me what to do. You don't own me so maybe you're the one that should get the fuck out of here. Why must you always tell other people what to do. They're not your pets. Fuck off and don't ever think that you can come in here again and think that you know what's right for everone!" He's screaming right into my face and with every sentance he takes a step closer to me but I stand my ground while he does.

I feel like yelling right back at him but I know that it would just make him more agrovated than what he already is. This problem is bad enough.

I look back over at Ali and give her the look of 'do you want to stay here?' which she understands. She shakes her head so I wrap my arm around her shoulder and we both begin to walk towards the door until we are stopped by Jake standing in our way.