Love, Hate, and the Things In-Between..

Can't Help but Wonder...

-Nicole..

After sitting in the sand with my face covered for a while, I decided to go home. I was still shocked though. I couldn't believe that Josh had hit me. He'd never hit me before. He must've been really pissed, but I don't see why. I would never cheat on him. I don't know who would give him that idea. And then that boy. He came up out of nowhere. Just to help me. But he made the situation worse than it already was. Now, I don't have Josh anymore. All thanks to that boy. What made him think I wanted his help anyway? I bet he came over there just to cause a scene anyway. Ugh! I don't even know the kid and I hate his stinking guts. No way all of this stuff just happened. It had to be a dream right? Any minute, I'll wake up and find myself at home in my comfortable bed. Then I can call Josh and tell him about my ridiculous dream. I slowly brought my hand to the right side of my face and felt my cheek. It immediately starting stinging. I quickly jerked my hand away and looked down at it, now spotted with blood. Then the tears came. Faster and faster, making it hard for me to see, and making my check sting a little more. This brought me to the realization that this WAS real. It wasn't a dream. I can't go home. My mom will ask a million questions, and my dad will be ready to kill Josh. He never liked Josh or any of my boyfriends at that. I decided to call my best friend Jessica instead.

[Phone Convo]

Jessica: YO.

Nicole: Hey Jess. It's me.

Jessica: Nicole? Are you crying?

Nicole: Yea.

Jessica: What happened?

Nicole: Can I come over please?

Jessica: Yes! Of course.

Nicole: I'll explain everything when I get there.

Jessica: Alright. Hurry.

[End of Phone Convo]

I hung up my phone and started the walk to Jessica's house.

When I got there, she was already outside waiting for me. She ran over to give me a hug and stopped 

Immediately when she saw my face.

"Nicole! What the hell happened!?" she asked.

"Josh," was all I could manage to get out at that moment. I was choking up on my tears and I just wanted to let everything out.

"What did he do?" she asked worried.

"H-he he.."

"What Nicole?! What is it!? What did he do?!"

"H-he h-hit me," I said.

"What the f-"

"Jess please. Just calm down. Don't make a big deal about it," I said trying to cal Jessica down. Lord knows what she would do if she got that heated.

"How can I not make a big deal about it? He put his fuckin hands on you. That isn't gonna fly with me," she said. Jessica was more like a sister to me than just a best friend. She was very protective of me. She always had my back, and she was always there for me when I needed her. She was my rock. I could always come to her with my problems. She was way more understanding than my parents, and she didn't judge me like other people.

"Jess." I said.

"Come here." she pulled me into a hug and thats when I broke down. I just let everything go.

"I don't even know where I went wrong. I thought everything was fine. But then he accused me of cheating, and he said something about some pictures, and just. I don't know Jess."