Moving on - g.d

T w e n t y - f i v e

He looked at me for a short moment after my rant before giving a small shrug and leaving, and I didn't know whether I was shocked or relieved. I mean, if he really did love me then surely he would've fought to keep me, begged me to give him another chance, but at the same time, I wasn't in the mood to fight, and without him there, I didn't have to.

Thankfully, Jack was back soon and I was grateful to sink my teeth into the Burger which was luckily still warm despite jack having to drive 15 minutes back with it in his car.

I knew that he knew that something was wrong, I was being unusually quiet while eating and as predicted, it was only a matter of time before he spoke up and demanded answers.
"What's wrong then? And don't say nothing because we both know that it's total bullsh*t." He exclaimed as I looked at him, tears once again slipping down my cheeks.
"He came... I ended it, and he left..." I whispered, my voice cracking painfully as I told him that he left me. It was expected really, why would you stay with your ex girlfriend after she breaks up with you? Even I can't find logic in that.

"Look, I know you probably love him Cass but maybe it's for the best, and if it's not then you two will find your way back to each other, everything happens for a reason and I know I sound like a cliché when I say that but I believe it strongly. If you two are destined to be together then you'll end up together." He told me sincerely that caused me to nod weakly and hug him. He was truly the best.

Without Ethan and Grayson, I only had Jack and although he was my manager, I also considered him one of my closest friends, I knew I could tell him anything without him judging me or spreading the story. He was amazing.

To say I was disappointed that Ethan didn't reach out to me wouldn't be a lie. He'd been my friend from way back before I was slim and famous. How was I to know that something like that would happen to me? Maybe he was annoyed that I broke up with Grayson, but that should affect our friendship. It's survived everything before this and compared to the past, this hiccup was nothing, yet it felt like everything.

"I thought that Ethan would at least come visit me and be on neither side rather than instantly siding with his twin..." I said quietly as Jack looked at me, his eyebrows raised.
"Ethan's on lockdown at home remember..." Jack argued but I quickly had a response to shut him down.
"It doesn't stop him from using the phone."

My reply was a silent shrug and I closed my eyes, feeling a headache form and I was going to allow myself to sleep until Ethan crashed into the room, jolting me awake.

"Cass, what was you thinking? You love Grayson, he wanted to give you a chance and you broke his heart! Why are you acting so selfishly? I was in prison for you, he basically handed you your modelling career by making you work out with us and this is how you repay us? Cutting us out of your life? What sort of best friend or girlfriend does that?" He snarled as tears rolled down my cheeks and I saw Jack twitching to get up and hit him. I'm glad he didn't, we both knew that he wouldn't have stood a chance.

"Wow, I actually thought you'd be the one to give me the chance Ethan," I sobbed, bewildered as to how he kept his face so emotionless. "If you must know, I didn't cheat on Grayson, the guy at that house drugged my water and forced himself on me when I was out of it but clearly it's still cheating, right? I mean, I let it happen, I couldn't stop him so of course, I'm the cheat and for me to break up with Grayson is totally unreasonable!" I screamed, becoming more hysterical by the moment.

It was only then when I looked up at him again, and his face was full of sympathy and sadness and overpowering guilt. I hated it.

He shouldn't have come in and yelled at me without getting the full story, if anything, the both of them had been the selfish ones. His words hurt, it was true, all my successes was because of them but this wasn't my fault, was it?

"Cass I'm sorry... I-I never knew... Gray never told me..." he mumbled as I shrugged, looking down.
"He doesn't know. He didn't give me a chance to explain." I stated cooly, my eyes flicking back up to him.
"I think you should go."
"Cass I..." He started but I cut him off.
"Please..." I whimpered, not wanting to hear his apologies and sympathy filled phrases that he'd probably now accumulated during this conversation.

"I'll be back tomorrow, and I'll be bringing Grayson with me." He warned as he exited, taking the awkwardness along with him, leaving jack and I in a calm atmosphere where nothing had to be said because we were both comfortable.

I could feel him studying me though, he was burning a hole in the side of my head yet I took it upon myself to not not give in and turn to him. Instead, keeping myself facing forward, I simply broke the silence.
"You do realise I need to be gone before they get here tomorrow, right?"

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End of chapter!
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-Ky 💜