Too Good to be True

6: The Betrayal

May's POV

I was right; it did go one of two ways. Unfortunately, it got a whole lot worse. My past self (and by past I mean the me from any time before yesterday) would slap me right now. I'm sitting on a bench at the top of a small hill just around the corner from Empirical. I'm still tipsy, the cold night air and the sting of his betrayal have done well to sober me up.

*flashback*

Jord comes towards me after jumping down from the stage, with a smile that shows how proud of himself he is. Which he really shouldn't be. I think my ears are bleeding.

"So, how was it?" He is kidding right? Surely he could hear himself. I don't want to hurt his feelings-

"You should see your face! It's okay May I know I'm awful,"

Relief washes over my face at the fact I don't have to lie or hurt him.

"If you know that you're awful, why did you get up there in the first place idiot?"

He bushes. He blushes. Okay well that's adorable and everything I want from life.

After what feels like a millennia he finally says,

"Because I knew it would make you smile."

He says it in the most direct way, as if he was surprised that I'd even question him for doing it with any other motive. I can't help but blush at his comment. I can't do this; I can't be attracted to him and drunk. This is not a good combination and it can only spell trouble.

"I-I have to use the b-bathrom." I stutter while quickly making my escape to the toilets. All I see before I turn is a confused expression on his face, and was that a flash of hurt? Or was it disappointment? That makes no sense, why would he be disappointed unless he was expecting something from me? Ugh, my head hurts too much to think about that.

I get some tissue and dab some cold water on my cheeks and neck. But I stop what I'm doing when I hear Jord's voice. Is he talking to me? No, he's having a conversation with someone, a girl. I strain my ears to hear their conversation.

"Your girlfriend's really pretty Jord." Wait she knows him? Also, anyone would have to be stupid to see what information she's fishing for, I mean seriously. Girls these days. I have the urge to roll my eyes, even though there is no one in here to see me.

"She's not my girlfriend Rose, but I am working on that." I'm sorry what?

"Why would you be working on that, when you could be working on me?"

"Okay Rose, let's not pretend it would take a lot of work to get you into bed." I can hear him chuckling and resist the urge to do so myself.

"Oh come on Jord, stop wasting your time with that prissy, inexperienced prude?"

Okay Rose, no need to be so harsh simply because I'm not a slut like some people.

I expect Jordan to stand up for me. But my heartbreaks at what I hear next.

"I think she'll be good though," I can practically hear the smirk in his voice, and it makes me want to throw up. He didn't even stop there.

"But don't worry Rose, I'll give you a call when I'm done with her, which shouldn't be in too long I hope."

I burst out of the bathroom, unable to take anymore. I push past them and the last thing I see, is who I expect to be Rose, laughing maliciously. But what really turns my blood cold in my veins, what really makes me simply not want to exist, is the devilish smirk covering half of Jordan's face. He knows I heard, he can see the tears, and all he does is smirk, and chuckle along with Rose.

I push open the doors of Empirical and run around the corner. My head is spinning and the only thing I can think to do it is to call Anna.

*present*

I get out my phone and call her.

"Hello?"

"Anna, I need to talk to you, can we meet somewhere?"

"Yes of course, you sound upset, are you safe?" The worry in her voice is painfully obvious.

"Can you arrange it with Mads as well? I need to tell you both something."

"Yeah yeah, sure. I'll text you when and where. Love you and please be careful!"

Too late, I think to myself as I hang up. Now I just need to think of a way to tell them without Anna murdering me.

I look down at my phone as I get a text alert.

You and Mads are coming to mine, be there in 10?

-A X

On my way

-M X

20 Minutes later at Anna's house

Anna's POV

It's been 20 minutes and me, May and Mads are sat on my bed with mugs of hot chocolate and tea. Guess who has the tea.

May is just staring down into her hot chocolate as if it's the most interesting thing on the planet. I decide to start otherwise we never will.

"So you had something to tell us?"

She looks up, but can't quite meet my eyes. That's I need, to know that this is about Jordan.

"It's about Jordan isn't it?" I try to sound as comforting as I can despite my emotions on this subject.

May nods.

Mads breaks the silence; she's never been one for patience.

"Are you going to tell us then?" I send her a glare, could she not see how upset May is about this?

May clears her throat and begins to tell us what happened.

"Me and Jordan were at Empirical because he wanted to talk to me about something, and we were drinking and having fun and he was singing and it was funny and I got overwhelmed and I went to the bathroom and I heard him talk to some girl about how he was going to use me and then they were laughing and I was running and then I was phoning you and then I was walking here and-"

I cut off her word vomit, "And now we're all here."

She nods again. She looks up and asks if I'm angry.

"Well, I actually have some things to tell you guys about Jesse and Liam and various yet confusing feelings I think we're all having."

They both look at me, intrigued. I think it's safe to say that the drama of this night might not even compare to the upcoming days. Everything was too good to be true and we didn't even know it.