Reasons I Can't Forget You

Chapter XVIII: Dirty Cheater

POV: Zach

Being cheated on feels like shit. Char had helped a lot, but too soon she had to rush off to go home for the weekend. I didn't think Avalie would cheat on me.

-At least Char didn't in the first place-

That was true, the poor girl. Char had been so innocent and vulnerable last year, she was only a sophomore. I didn't notice before, but it had definitely hardened her. I missed having her around, her sweet kissable face.

-Dude what is wrong with you?-

Look I'm messed up. My girlfriend kissed one of my friends, I saw it, then Char squeezed her amazing self back into my jacked up life. I don't know what to say or do.

-Am I supposed to text Avalie?-

Who knows. I can't help but think about the fact that she's still with Seth.

-That hurts.

Yeah it fucking does-

My misery is interrupted by the vibration of my phone.

Speak of the devil.

It's her.

I'm not ready for this.

Shit.

Shakily I answer the phone, "Yeah?" the undertone of my voice is dark.

-Excuse me for not being polite-

"Zach, please, just listen. I'm a terrible person! What I did was wrong and horrible and cruel. I don't know why I did it," she was crying now. "I'm not going to make excuses. You were amazing to me, and I fucked it all up. I don't expect forgiveness, but I want you to know that I hate myself for what I did."

My breathing was heavy, "Thank you, but you know we're over right?"

"I know," she whispered.

She sounded so sad and broken. I didn't care.

"I have to go," I said shortly.

"Okay, but I hope that you find someone who truly deserves you. And when you do, I hope you'll let me be there to cheer you on. Okay bye," She hung up.

It was painful, but not as bad as when I thought Char has cheated. I wished she was here, someone to talk to, someone who cared.

I think I loved her. Actually, I'm not sure if I ever really stopped.

POV: Avalie

Seth walked into my room, followed by Daniel. The hospital had given him a walker to use, he was recovering quickly. Seth hugged me tightly, and Daniel wiped a tear off my face.

"Hard breakup?" Daniel smiled sadly.

I nodded, trying not to cry even more.

"Chin up Av, things will get better." Seth said rubbing my shoulder.

I sat between my bestfriends, grateful for their comfort.

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We spent the whole night watching the dumbest movies. I think we watched literally about five or six. We laughed at the scary ones, made jokes about one that was really sappy.

It had helped take my mind off of everything that was going on. We had finally fallen asleep around four or five in the morning. Yikes! Now here I was, finally waking up at eleven. I already had a headache. Great. The boys were still asleep, but starting to stir. Such angels! I giggled and snapped a picture on my phone.

I padded downstairs to grab the pop tarts. My mother was drinking coffee, and my dad was reading the newspaper. They greeted me with smiles. Surprisingly, my dad wasn't working today. I discreetly looked at my mothers stomach to see if she had a baby bump. Nope, still slim as ever!

I grabbed the three packets of strawberry ones, and returned to my room.

I entered the room, seeing that the boys were now awake.

Daniel smiled cutely, "Hey Avalie! Yay you brought food!"

I tossed him a pack, then threw one at Seth. They both caught them, and tore them open eagerly.

"Sorry it's not Mindy's cooking."

They just laughed.

"So what do you guys want to do all day?" I asked.

"Let's just watch another movie," Seth said, yawning.

I nodded, and went to my parents room, where we kept all the movies.

While I was deciding, a phone began to buzz. I ran around the room until I found my dad's phone. There was no name on the caller ID, just a number. I answered, not wanting to let it go to voicemail.

Before I could get a word out, a woman's voice spoke, "Todd!" She said my dad's name anxiously. She was sounding a little mad, "When are you going to take you next 'business trip'? Kitten misses you, I can book the hotel!"

I was having trouble breathing, "Who is this?" I growled.

"Uh-um Roxy. Who is this?"

"Todd's daughter, you slut! Or should I say kitten!" My voice was venomous and sarcastic.

The other line clicked off. I wanted to scream! I couldn't believe this!

My dad had been cheating on my mom.

-Guess cheaters run in the family-

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Can you believe it? How could he do that? Not to mention Avalie's mom is PREGNANT!!!!!! Plus Zach thinks he's still in love with Char! How is that going to work!!! Yup I added some more twists! His story is absolutely tangled! What did you think? The chapter was a little shorter than I would of liked, but I just had to leave you hanging! ;)

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