MiniZerk - You Could Follow Your Heart

Chapter 10

"No, absolutely not," said Tobi over their drinks. He had insisted on buying for Simon that night on account of current events. All the lads were out that night, celebrating the birthday of a close friend named Lewis. "It wasn't right for Josh to cheat on Freya, and it's not right for Madden to cheat on you - especially because of his dumbass excuse. Dump his sorry ass, Simon."

"Yeah," Harry concurred, even though he was already half drunk. "Simon, that asshole doesn't deserve you. There's a damn good reason you didn't want to have sex, and for him to cheat on you because of that? Fuck him."

Simon was silent as he swirled his straw in his drink, a rather disgusting concoction of blood orange and strong vodka. He found truth in what the lads were telling him, but even still, he was unable to hear their reasoning. He still didn't find it any different, and if anything, the whole situation was making him feel like a shitty person.

It didn't feel any sort of good, being cheated on. Simon felt shitty for ever letting himself be the person that Freya was being cheated on with. He thought she was a doll, and knew her feelings would be crushed had she ever found out.

He took a large swig of his drink, still refusing to contribute to the conversation.

"Wait, so..." Ethan began, clearly confused by the whole ordeal. Only recently had the lot of them been made aware of the situation. "What did he say afterwards? Is he still planning on seeing the girl?"

"...I mean...yes," Simon stammered, becoming embarrassed. "He thinks that we should all...see each other."

Harry gagged audibly, over exaggerating. "Simon, no. You caught him and the bitch together, and now he expects you to just drop it? Fuck that."

"Yeah," agreed Tobi, also clearly disgusted by the idea. "Simon, just let him go. You'll feel a million times better if you drop his sorry ass."

Simon finished his drink and, despite the revolting taste, ordered another - desperately needing it.