Summer [Completed]

Chapter Thirty-Nine

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Let Me Explain pt. 2
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ex·pose

verb

1. reveal the true, objectionable nature (of someone or something)

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"No..." Kelly backs away, shaking her head. "No. No. No. No. No." Kelly whispers quickly, pursing her lips. "Please tell me that I'm not seeing this right." She pushes her hair out of her face and blinks repeatedly. "I'm wrong right?" Her voice trembles. "Please say that I'm wrong."

"W-why is no one saying that I'm wrong?" Her voice raises another octave and she's visibly shaking with panic and anger. Her eyes dart frantically from me to Ethan, silently begging us to speak.

"Say something goddammit!" She snaps.

"Kelly-"

"Unless what you're gonna say is that you were not screwing my best friend behind my back, then I suggest you shut the hell up Ethan."

Ethan opens his mouth then closes it, looking to me for help.

Kelly gasps, placing a hand on her forehead with wide eyes.

"Imani?" Her voice wavers as she looks to me for answers. A mixture of hope and doubt is clear on her face as she waits for my words with tears in her eyes.

"Kelly, I'm so sorry," I say pathetically.

A tear drops down her cheek and she wipes it away stubbornly. "Go to hell."

She looks between the both of us and shakes her head as she backs away slowly. "Both of you." She says, choking back her anger as she storms off.

"Kelly wait!" I call as I blink back tears.

The front door slams and I snap out of my daze, chasing after her.

Ethan follows behind me, but I stop him, placing a hand to his chest. "Just let me talk to her okay?"

I don't wait for his response as I run out into the driveway.

"Kelly!" I call catching up to her. "Kelly stop!" I grab her arm and she jerks it away from me.

"What?" She turns around. "What Imani? What do you want from me?

You want to rub it in my face some more? Laugh at how stupid I was to not figure out that you two were fucking each other and lying to me about it? Is that it?" She steps into my personal space, challenging me.

I take step back and frown, "No, of course not. I wasn't trying to play you for a fool-"

"But you did, Imani. I brought you here, let you stay in my house, comforted you after that asshole broke your heart, and this is what you do to me?" She let's out an exasperated sigh. "Unbelievable!"

"Kelly it's not like that-"

"I'm not finished," she clips icily. "You blatently lied to me Imani, multiple times, and he was the guy right? The mystery guy you met at the club?" She pointed to the house, enraged. "Him? Ethan?!"