Falling In Love At A Coffee Shop |Joji|

Chapter 8: Agony

November 15, 2012
George and I have had lots of fun in the past few months. Apart from helping each other with projects and homework, we've visited almost every corner of the city. He's taken me out to many dates and so have I. I've invited over his friends to my place as well so we can all get to know each other better. Let's just say that they adore my dark humor, and even if George and me aren't still serious he shows me off as his "Princess." John, on the other hand, has been trying to get closer to me. He even changed seats in some classes just so he can be near me. At first I found it very weird, but he's a good friend now. Of course there's limits, but sometimes he doesn't respect the fact that I'm dating someone already.

It's 11:38am on a cold Friday. Today I had a test on Calculus. The classroom was silent, nothing but the slight sigh of a student was heard. I wasn't able to study because I had to work last night until closing time. I asked Alejandro if I could take the night off but he refused. He wasn't in his greatest moods, so I simply nodded and went to work. Suddenly, John tapped me softly on the shoulder.

"Not now, John." I whispered to him. If my professor catches me speaking, I'll fail this test.

"I'm sorry, I just wanted to ask you if you want to have lunch today with me?" He asked while still writing on his exam.

"You couldn't ask me this afterwards?"

"I just remembered, that's-"

"Is there something wrong, Mr. Walter?" The professor cut him off and stood up, walking towards John's seat.

"N-no, sir." He responded nervously.

"Let's see if you're finished." He took John's paper and checked it from top to bottom. "Hm, I see you have. Were you telling Miss Gates the answers?"

"No! I-I wasn't, sir!" John shouted. The professor was left shocked by his sudden action. He gave John a devilish smile and walked towards me with his exam.

"Very well. Sarah may I see your exam?" I handed it to him nervously. Shaking because coincidentally we can have the same errors. He suddenly started laughing. "Next time, John, when you finish your test, you hand it in. You both failed it. Dismissed."

"No, professor! I swear he d-didn't tell me the a-answers!" I stuttered. A giant lump formed in my throat.

"Then what in God's name was he telling you? Both of you have the exact same mistakes!" At this point, tears started rolling down my face. I knew it was over for me. All because of John. He pointed at the door and shouted, "Dismissed!" I ran out of the classroom and spotted a bench near the door. I sat down and dug my face onto the palm of my hands sobbing.

John stood next to me and tried to speak as low as possible. "Sarah, I'm-"

"Fuck off, John. Look what you did! I needed to pass that exam!" I got up and started walking away from him.

"Sarah, wait!" When we reached outside, he grabbed my hand tightly. I got angrier and tried to to get out of his grip. "You're not going anywhere." He pulled me towards him, our chests touching.

"Let go of me, cunt!" I pushed him away, but not far enough. John wrapped his arms around my waist tightly. Suddenly, he kissed me roughly. I tried pulling each other apart but with every movement he squeezed harder. I kept crying and shouting into his mouth. When we parted lips, I shouted, "You monster!"

"Take your hands off my woman!" Someone screamed from the parking lot. I couldn't see who it was until I realized it was George, running towards us. John grabbed me by the neck and licked me, leaving a slimy trail on my cheek. He pulled me upwards and threw me to the ground. I fell on my back and screamed in agony. Once George was near he jumped onto John, throwing him to the ground. People started surrounding us and screaming words I couldn't really hear. After a minute of Joji beating him up, someone got in and separated them.

"I'll fucking kill you if you ever lay another hand on her!" George screamed as they pushed him away.

John stood up and laughed, blood streaming down his nose and lower lip. "You're going to regret this George." And with that, he walked away from the situation. Joji ran towards me teary eyed. He knelt next to me and held my hand.

"Baby I'm sorry for this. I was gonna surprise you flowers but then I saw him grabbing you rough."

"I-It's okay, s-sweetie. My back h-hurts so m-much."  I could barely speak and breathe. It feels as if he broke every single part of spine. Joji helped me get up and grabbed me bridal style, taking me to my car. Once we got there, he put me down and opened the passenger door. I got in slowly, trying to ignore the agonizing pain.

"Sarah, I'm so fucking sorry." He said as he sat on the driver's seat. "Did he touch you anywhere else?" I shook my head slowly. He sighed in relief and turned the car on. "I'll tell one of the boys to pick up my car. I'm taking you to the hospital."

"I-I love you, J-Joji." I spoke softly as I fought the urge of sleeping.

"Sarah..." He smiled and looked at me. "I never thought you'd say that. I love yo so much." He kissed my cheek and started driving out of the parking.

You don't have to tell me how much. Your actions showed me enough. And now I'm deeply in love with you.