TW: Bullying, addiction, abuse, depression, anxiety, racism and homophobia are mentioned in this story.
Abi, the new girl from Manhattan, has arrived to Stony Brook, Upstate NY. She befriends Fatima (who lost weight over the summer and has been c...
"Wow! You're something else, Grace!" I yelled at her over FaceTime. She had this confused look on her face, not having a clue what I was talking about. Grace Smith, my awesome 17-year old white girlfriend with red hair and green streaks--no, soon to be ex.
I'm not out. Grace is, but not me. Her parents, my a few of my cousins, and our friends know about her and I but they've all agreed to not out me to my parents. I took out my phone and started reading from the screenshots.
"August 8th, 2016 at 6:03 PM: 'Did Abi leave for guitar practice?
Yes, she won't be back for an hour.
Alright, can I come through?
Yeah, you can come over. '" Her eyes widened and she looked petrified.
"I'm just getting started. 'Do you think we could get back together, Gigi?
After you cheated on me twice? No way. You're just my side.
Fine, then. Last night was fun. 👄 👅
Abidemi is always busy with guitar practice and her job. She has no time for you. For all you know, she could be curled up with a girl...or a guy.' Hahaha." Grace gulped and had tears running down her face. She looked around and sniffed.
"What are you crying for?! August 10th, 2016 at 3:44 PM: Lina sent you a photo of me and my cousin, Korede, who you've met before! 'Gigi, who is this? I saw this on her IG.
She told me that's her cousin.
Have you ever seen him before?
No, she said that he lives in Lagos. He came over two months ago to visit.
It's always a cousin 😒😕.' After that, you asked--no, interrogated me--about Korede. And then there are pictures of you that I have to say are pretty inappropriate to send to someone other than your girlfriend."
"Abi, I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!"
"Yeah, I really don't care about your fake apology--"
"Please, no. Lina means nothing to me. I swear.
" Y-y-you always accuse me of doing something when I do nothing. When I do nothing!" My voice was cracking up and I felt tears running down my face.
"I know, I know. I'm sorry."
"I do nothing! You told me that you loved me and that you'd be willing to do the whole long distance thing with me when I move. But I guess Lina would fill in the role for you when I leave. And now I have to leave feeling like crap."
"No, no, no baby. You don't have to. I will make it up to you. I won't talk to Lina anymore--"
"Nope. You're blocked for life. Take your L and choke on it. Goodbye. And we're over."
"Abi, please--" I quit FaceTime before she could see anything else. And then I cried.
A lot.
For almost an hour. I may be a savage but even savages can get their feelings hurt. And it sucks that I can't vent this out to my parents--
Grace tried to FaceTime me again. Obviously, I rejected her call. And then she sent texts and voicemails. I left that girl on read.
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So I texted my friend, Davis. I told him everything and he stopped being friends with Grace. He told me that she's been contacting him to see how I've been doing because I stayed home for two weeks.
What?! Heart break takes a toll on me. I had chest pains, vomiting, sleep deprivation, and loss of appetite...along with major anxiety.
I need to glow up when I start school. I straightened my hair that day (SHOW THAT LENGTH), wore fresh clothes (not to say that I never wear clean clothes), did my nails, beat my face, just GLOW.
I was dying on the inside when I saw her but I kept a straight face. She tried to talk to me and I gave her a death stare. She needs to keep her distance permanently...or at least until I graduate from college.
Grace isn't worth it anyway.
1. She has emotionally abused me by always accusing me of cheating, checking my texts, and one time, she hacked my Instagram and Snapchat to read my messages.
2. She cheated. Duh.
3. She wore cornrows once or twice but I didn't scold her. I should've scolded her.
4. Her hair looks like Lime Takis chips.
5. She complained to me that she hated that I kept her a secret from my parents, even though she KNOWS that my parents are not as accepting as hers. Then she accused me of not telling them because I have a secret boyfriend.
SHE'S NOT WORTH IT AT ALL. I DON'T CARE IF ALL THREE OF HER EXES CHEATED ON HER. THAT DOESN'T MEAN SHE SHOULD HAVE DONE IT TO ME. SHE THOUGHT THAT I WAS GONNA PLAY HER BUT SHE PLAYED HERSELF BECAUSE I WASN'T PLANNING ON PLAYING HER.
Before, I was so scared of being so far away from her when I move to Stony Brook. It's a six hour drive! Now, I can't wait to leave.
