The Other Sister

Boy Problem

I left an hour later because Roni called.

So here I was sitting in the barstool with Kelly cleaning the shot glasses, her phone starts ringing. "Ugh! Its Chad again… he must be really worried. I just don't know what to tell him." She turned to me, "Maybe you could…"

"No."

"Come on please!"

"Fine!" I huff. She hands me the phone, "Um… hello?"

"Hello!" the voice on the other end of the line responds. The voice sounded familiar, "Rosie… Rose Belfrey is that you?!"

Oh boy! I thought. "Hi Chad." I said. My sister's eyebrows furrowed.

"Why do you have my fiancée's phone?"

"Um… um… um… you see Kelly… has some family problems she needs to fix before marrying you."

"Family problems huh?"

"Yep."

"Like yours…"

I panicked, "Okay bye!" ended the call.

"What the bloody hell was that about?!"

"Oh my God!" Ivy walks in. "I cannot believe you left…" she stops when she saw my facial reaction, "What the hell happened?!"

"I… she…" I couldn't say it, "Chad!"

"Your old professor from college?" Ivy asks.

I nodded, "Is her fiance."

"Oh Dear!" Ivy gasped. "Oh my! Oh boy!"

"Oh no." I shake my head, "This cannot be happening."

"Will one of you tell me what the bloody hell is going on?!"

"Chad Pratton was my old professor in UCSF and I was failing his class and he said he'll give me a C if I…" it was a nightmare.

"He told Rose he'll pass her if she sleeps with him." Ivy sighs wrapping her arm around my shoulders.

"Please don't hate me." I beg Kelly.

Kelly looked at me, "What?! No! No! You have him confused with someone else…"

"I recognize his voice anywhere, his raspy deep voice!"I start to hyperventilate, "I'm sorry Zelena. I really am… but it's him."

"No. It can't be!" Kelly leaves.

I turned to face Ivy with tears threatening to drop, "You believe me, right?"

"Of course, I do." Ivy hugs me tighter.