Just Breathe - Adopted by Mandy Gonzalez - COMPLETED

56 - Cheat

June 24th 2018
Mandy and I sit in her dressing room getting ready for the show. Josh has still hardly talked to me and I can feel us drifting apart, despite not wanting to lose him at this stage. Mandy and I head down to main room and I sit and work in my sketch book. Josh comes down with Isabella, the two of them giggling. I almost flinch as I see them having fun. Mandy's notices this and wraps an arm around my shoulder. "It's okay Becky. They are just friends. It's like you and Ant and like James and I. It's okay baby girl, go over to him and show her that he's yours." I nod and kiss my mom's cheek and stand up, a strong stance and head to my boyfriend.

"Hey babe. You ready for the show baby?" I ask before kissing him on the lips. He kisses back but I can feel that it's almost forced. It broke my heart. I pull back and look at him with sadness in my eyes.

"Yes Becky, I'm ready for the show. Hey, how about a date after the show? We can go to the little Italian place we went on our first date."

"I'd love that. Thank you baby. Have a good show, I'll see you later. I love you." I say kissing his cheek and walking away.

"I love you too Becky." I hear him say, causing me to smile. Maybe we will be okay after all. I head back to Mandy, Lexi and Joanna and smile.

"I think it'll be okay. He's taking me on a date after the show for dinner."

"Okay, That will nice for you baby girl." I nod and cuddle up to my mom. The places call comes on and they all leave me with the swings and standbys. I sit and go though the script during the show. I made sketches of ideas for paintings to make. Around halfway though act one Isabella and Josh came off stage together. I glanced at them only moments later to not be able to see anything, my eyes watering, tears flowing heavily. How could he? How? How could he do that? He's cheating on me!

"I need my mom." I whimper and Lauren looks around for her, noticing that I'm hyperventilating.

"Becky, she's on stage, she'll be here in a moment." I stand up and run. I turn back to see my boyfriend and Isabella making out in the corner of the room, her arms around his neck, digging into his hair and his hands on her ass. "Becky! Wait!" I hear Lauren call.

"I'm going to moms room." I say as calmly as possible.

"Okay honey, be safe. I'll send your mom up when I can, but I doubt will be until intermission." I run out the back door into the busy streets, with only my phone and a portable charger, wanting to get away from the theatre. I get part way down the road and turn to look at the theatre, no one is following me, good. I run to the subway station. I pace as I wait. As the train arrives I hear my name. I turn and see Lauren trying to stop me. I get on and the door shuts before she can get to me. I get the subway all the way to 181st and run off sobbing. I go to the GWB when my legs eventually collapse and give way. I sit against the bridge edge sobbing uncontrollably. No one stopped to ask if I was okay, no one came to find me.