His Girl -Justin Foley. 13RW

XVI

"Grace Blake, welcome to your tape"
The words kept replaying in her mind as she sat on her bed that night. Just thinking. Her phone was face down on her nightstand, in silence, so the brown haired girl couldnt hear the calls of her boyfriend, who was on the breaktime of the basketball game he was playing. Game she hadn't shown up to.

Grace

"Grace for a month, you were the highlight of my school days. Greeting me every morning with your huge smile and the pancakes your brother used to make every friday before he went to collegue" Her voice for a moment sounded lighter, as if she was smiling. I held my breath as I listened patiently to the next part.

"When you became a cheerleader, I tried to pretend like I was happy for you. I tried to pretend like I wasnt disappointed at the fact that you were probably gonna be leaving me. That I would be alone again"

'YOU WERENT ALONE' I wanted to cry out. Like she would hear me. Like it would be okay. "I remember our first weeks of friendship, hanging out at your place until very late and watching friends, since you were obsessed. Im sure you still are though" She chuckled. "I told you my life story. You told me yours, we laughed and cried together and I felt like I could be myself around you. I gotta say, you made me feel really special for a while"

"For a while" She repeated. Her voice turning cold.

"Having lunch with you everyday was routine. Like it was carpooling every day. And like it was Monets every week. But it all changed after you joined cheer squad and started ditching me for lunch to go with Sheri, Jess, and all the girls. When you started hanging out with the jocks and left me alone. The only time I saw you was Monets, and even then you were distant" She chuckled coldly and I could just imagine her saying this words with no emotion in her eyes.

"Everyone loved you Grace. You tried to act like a total sweetheart, all innocent and nice, but you turned out to be a royal bitch" I flinched, eventhough it was the fifth time I had heard her say this words. "The day you betrayed me is the day I walked in the school to see you all nice and smiley with Justin Foley. My worst nightmare. I couldnt believe it. And then you had the courage to make eye contact with me and SMILE. Like you hadnt just betrayed me"

I remembered the day she was talking about, because it was the day I had my second conversation ever with Justin.

"Hey gorgeous" I closed the locker as Justin approached me and leaned on the locker beside mine.

"Hi Justin" I smiled blushing as he looked me up and down. We talked for a few minutes until the bell rang and I smiled when I saw Hannah walk in, but she looked away and went into the girls bathroom. I thought she was probably too tired as she often was in the mornings.

"Hows cheer going? Jess isnt too hard on you is she?" Justin teased, making me roll my eyes as we walked to class.

"Jess is great actually, very patient and nice to me" I said, poking my tongue out at him. He chuckled as we saw his friend Zach approach him.

"Hey man. Got a minute?" He asked, making Justin frown for a second.

"Yeah sure" He turned towards me and winked "I will see you later beautiful"
He said smiling. I waved at him before walking into class.

I dont know what it was. But Justin caught my attention then. But one minute later all I could do was feel guilty because of Hannah and what had happened.

"I tried telling you about it without hurting your feelings. I tried not making it about me but at the end of the day, seeing you two flirting was killing me eventhough I know you had no clue that you were flirting with him.

You can now recall why I felt betrayed right? That night. Jess' party. You and Justin. The week after? You and Justin, every day, together. Talking, flirting, laughing, playing around, you letting him in your life.... and I slowly slipping out"

I never knew Hannah- I wanted to yell- I never I was hurting you so bad. I now knew I didnt believe myself, and knew I could have done something to make it better, to make you know I cared. That I didnt know what you were feeling. That I was sorry for being a bitch.

I felt the tears rolling down my face and I sighed.

"Gracie!" I heard a voice shout my name downstairs, making me press the pause button as fast as I could. I walked out of my room fixing my hair in a messy bun and tried to calm my breathing before rubbing under my eyes to eliminate the traces of tears.

"Yeah?" I asked, smiling softly as I looked down the stairs. Justin walked in sight and my face turned blank as his concerned eyes met mine. I walked back to my room, certain he was following me.

"Baby you are not okay" He said as he came in, eyeing the tapes on my bed.

"Im fine" I said coldly, trying not to look at his gorgeous face. He sat beside me and lifted my chin.

"Look at me. Please" He pleaded, making my heart hurt. "You know I love you, right?" I looked up at him and I felt my whole body soften. But I couldnt be with him right now, I loved him much more than I ever loved myself but I couldnt be with him while I tried to work out my issues.

"I need to be alone" I said, my tone turning numb. It was almost hurting me to tell him to go. "You should go" I whispered.

"Fuck" Justin cursed, before standing up "Grace dont push me away. Im begging you. I need you to talk to me baby. Dont blame yourself and isolate yourself just because you think it was your fault" I turned to look at the door as I felt a tear slip from my eye and he turned my head. "Its not" He said sternly, rubbing my tear-stained cheeks. "We all did something wrong. But we didnt push her to do what she did. You loved her. You loved her with all your heart and you feel terrible because you couldnt save her. But you tried baby, you tried so damn hard to make things right I know you did. Despite what Hannah said I know you did. Because I got to know you over those lunches, and by dancing with you in the parties. And all those phone calls. I know you are not the person Hannah claims you are. You arent a royal backstabbing bitch and I need you to believe it"

I was in tears by now. I know Justin was saying this because he loved me and he wanted to see me okay. He wanted to believe I was okay, that we would both be okay but right know our relationship wasnt on the top of my list. As stupid as it might be, I needed to take care of something, and make it right. The worst thing I had heard on those tapes.

And Justin couldnt know. Especially since we have no idea about what happened to me and eventhough he tried to play it like it was fine and nothing had happened I needed to know the truth.

And if he wasnt going to, I would be the one to confront the primary source himself.

Bryce Walker.

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