Truth.

Part VII

Before I could turn around and run up the stairs again, Nick blurted out my name.

“Madison.. I.. I-I’m sorry.” I was enraged.

“Sorry!? All you can say is sorry!? You’ve got quite the guts to come into MY house after what you did to me!”

“Maddi.” He exclaimed. “I don’t know what got into me.. Please..”

“You don’t know what got into you!? Oh Please! I saw the necklace she was wearing. It had the same exact charm I have on that stupid little charm bracelet you gave me.”

“Please.. Just let me explain what happened today..” His voice was breaking.

“Explain!? I saw everything, Nick. You held her hand, y-you even kissed her for Christ’s sake! Don’t pull all this I’m sorry bullshit on me! Do you even fucking know how inferior I feel right now?!”

I wanted to murder him. I was infuriated. I wanted all of this to end. I wanted him out of my life. I wanted both of them out of my life.

“Madison. I love you. Okay? I was stupid. I shouldn’t have done that. I don’t know what took over me. I-I’m sorry. I just.. I’m sorry..”

“I loved you with all of my heart!” I cried. I was sobbing, and couldn’t control myself.

“I gave you everything. EVERYTHING! And this… this is how you fucking repay me!? How could you be so stupid! You said I was the only one! You promised me! We’ve been together for a whole year and this was all just a lie?! How could you!?” I could feel it coming. I couldn’t help him.

“Maddi, please. I-” I lifted my arm up and slapped him as hard as I could right across the face.

He looked stunned. Displaced.

“You have NO RIGHT to treat me like this after all I’ve done for you! I moved to LA for you! I sacrificed so much! I left my friends, my parents, and most of my siblings behind just to be with you!” I was beyond angry. I was clenching my fists, digging my nails into my palms. I was so red, and couldn’t figure out the words to say.

“Angelica made it impossible to resist.. She wrapped me around her finger and I just-”

“YOU COULD HAVE TOLD HER TO STOP! YOU COULD HAVE TOLD HER THAT YOU HAD A GIRLFRIEND!” I shouted at him as loud as I could with all of the strength I had in my lungs. I felt like I was going to faint.

“But you didn’t.. Y-you gave in. You let her dominate you. And I’ve been sitting here like an IDIOT giving you the freedom to do whatever you want because I trusted you! But that was a huge mistake wasn’t it.”

“I… I don’t know what else to say..”

“What the hell did I ever do to deserve this from you?! And out of all the people it could have been, It was Angelica! You know how much I hate her! You know what she did to me! She ruined my life! And yet you let her do it again by doing this to me!? Do you know how much it hurts?! To see the one you love, love the one you despise the most!? God, I can’t even look at you right now!”

“Just please Madison! I’m sorry, okay!? I know what I did was wrong. I know that I’m an idiot for doing that but all I’m asking for is another chance! I’ll fix this okay? I-I’ll talk to Angelica and set her straight. I’ll-I’ll tell her that we can’t see each other anymore and I’ll tell her how stupid I was to let her take me down like that. Just please.. Let me fix this.. For you.. For us..”

I was in no position to forgive him. Nor will I ever be in such a position. I was done.

“For us…? There is no more us, Nick. You don’t deserve to be with me. Not after what you did.”

“But Madison I lo-”

“Get out of my house, Nick.”

“Maddi please..”

“I said, GET OUT OF MY HOUSE, NICHOLAS!”

I saw the look on his face. He’s never seen me this angry before. I was just glad I let it all out. Nick looked terrified. Good. He deserves it for all the bullshit he’s thrown at me.

“Maddi..”

“GET. OUT. NOW.”

He sighed, and wiped his tears, as he headed towards the door.

“And don’t forget this stupid bracelet.”

I unhooked the charm bracelet and whipped it off of my left wrist and threw it at him.

“We’re done.” I said, with the meanest, angriest tone I had left in me.

“I’m sorry, okay? I made a mistake and I ju-” I interrupted him for the last time, letting it out.

“Cheating… isn’t a mistake, Nick…”

“...”

“It’s a choice. Now for the last damn time, get out of my house.”

Nick walked out, and I heard him slam his car door as he pulled out of my driveway and drove off. As soon as he left, I just broke down. I slid my back against the wall and ran my fingers through my hair and just sobbed. I tried to control myself, and reached for my cell phone to call Melissa. She picked up on the fourth ring.

“Maddi? Is everything okay?”

“L-lissa…” I could barely get any words out. I was sobbing way too hard.

“Can you come home now…? P-please..”

“Okay, baby girl. I’m on my way.”

“Okay…”

I hung up the phone, and shut my eyes. I just wanted all of this to end.