Summer Secrets | E.D

27|"this kid is trouble"

| Iris |

I nod slightly.

"You already know he's a cheater and all that shit, but he ruined a lot of relationships. Too many." Michael says looking upset.

I bit the inside of my lip.

"I was in love with a girl named Brooke and we were together and so happy, but she cheated on me with Ethan, the entire relationship. And, Ethan knew what he was doing. I think that's why I'm a fuck boy now. My outlook on love is ruined, I just can't trust anymore. Me and Ethan were supposed to be best friends, but he fucking betrayed me."

I said quickly, "You guys were best friends?"

"Were," he said sadly.

Seth coughed and added on too, "Same thing here. I've had 2 girls my whole life and they both left me for Ethan. I was so fucking hurt. The thing is, those girls for real thought they were going to feel loved, being with Ethan. All E does is sex and done. All he does. And, that's what he did to all our girls."

My eyes winced, but I didn't say anything. I couldn't form a sentence.

Michael frowned and and shook his head,"Even Quinten's girl cheated. He doesn't even know. It was the beginning of their relationship, Sam cheated twice on Quinten with Ethan. Quinten doesn't have a clue."

Seth added even more,"He broke his brother's heart, too. Grayson was head over heels over this one chick and Ethan swooped in, fucked her, and she fell in love with Ethan, while Gray was in love with her."

Seth took a deep breath,"Even his good friends like Jack and them. He betrayed them. Ethan took all their girls and he would steal money from Cameron and Aaron. It's hard to believe their still friends with him."

They just wouldn't stop, it kept going and going. All bad. Has Ethan even done anything good?

Michael clenched his jaw, "He'd pretend to love the girls back so he could sleep with them. He'd take them out on dates, and put actual effort into it. He was too good at it. He knew what he was doing. Right after he'd screw the girl, he'd dead ass block her number and try his best to ignore the girl. After, all the effort and fake love he put into the 'relationship'."

My eyes watered and my breathing got heavy. This is exactly what Ethan has been doing to me. Is he putting fake effort into 'us?'

Michael looked at me with sad eyes, "Ethan doesn't care about anything. He hurts and hurts. He uses girls for sex, and that's that. He betrays all of his friends. He steals, drinks, and does drugs. He runs away and people worry about him, he leaves people scared. Ethan's bad. No one can change him. Fucking nothing and no one."

Ethan lied to me about so many things. He told me he stole once. He told me he's never smoked weed. He told me he's never done drugs. Ethan lied about all of that. He also never mentioned the fact he fought for money or ruined most of his friendships.

Wait, what if these douches are lying so I can leave Ethan?

"How the fuck am I supposed to know you guys aren't just making this shit up?" I say glaring at them.

Michael shook his head looking at me with disappointed eyes, "Believe what you want, Iris, but this kid is trouble. Don't come crying to me when he gets what he wants and then breaks your heart."

I couldn't breathe. My hands were shaking. I scooted out of the booth without saying a word to Michael and Seth. I ran out of the restaurant with tears running down my face. People were staring at my sadness. I ran to the parking garage and got in my car as fast as I could.

I rested my head on the steering wheel and began to bawl.

My heart can't handle this ache. My heart is so tired. I can't believe I ignored all of this because of the fact I convinced myself I was in love with a  boy. I was so blind when it came to him.

My first time feeling heart broken.

Did Ethan really have me fall in love with him so he can have sex with me and leave? How am I supposed to trust him? How did all of a sudden did Ethan turn good and decided to really love me? I don't know what to believe or what to say or what to do. Ethan almost convinced me I mattered to him.

Who was the girl that interrupted our phone call? Was he doing what I think what he was doing? I have so many fucking questions, but I'm too scared to ask them. I waa afraid of the answers I was going to receive.

But, how am I supposed to just forget Ethan? He's my first love. He made me feel fire in myself. He gave me confidence. He protects me. But, I know that might just be him faking.

I can't stop crying. Tears couldn't stop dripping down the steering wheel onto my lap. There's basically a puddle before me. Wheezing noises come from me and I'm disgusted with myself. I'm such an ugly crier.

In the middle of my pity party my phone lit up and my ringtone went off. Someone was calling me in the middle of my cry fest. I glanced over with my swollen red eyes, it was laying in the passenger seat.

The contact read, 'E🖤'.