Truth Or Dare

Chapter 16 The Need To Understand

I started to pace across the carpeted floor. Jake cheated on Katie and Harry was here asking me for advice. God, I don't know what the hell to do.

Jess was her bestfriend and Jake was her boyfriend. Everyone is pretty muched screwed in this situation.

I had to think clearly. Why was Katie not with Jake and why did Jake kiss Jess and vice-versa? It didn't make sense.

Harry stood up and started to dial someone's number.

"Who are you calling?" I joined him over by the sofa.

"Katie, she needs to know!" I immediately knocked the phone from his hands.

"What the hell?" He bent down to examine his phone.

"She can't know just yet, she will be broken, that or she is already upset about something else," I tried to convince him not to call her.

Harry picked up his phone before storming out of the front door. This is truly messed up.

Harry's POV

If I couldn't tell her I had to at least see her. Ethan doesn't know that Katie and I have known each other for years. I know her secrets and she knows mine.

I thought when I asked him for help he would help me think straight and do the right thing but he doesn't know her like I do.

He has a pathetic crush on her, whereas I, well I love her!

If he seriously thought I couldn't see the way he stared at her or the way his eyes would light up at the mention of her name he had to be stupid. He had to be stupid because I was the same but there was something more when I looked at her.

He saw her outside beauty but I see her inner beauty. I could see the hurt, the painful truth that I wanted to save her from. Relieve her of the stress.

He was only there for one thing I was there for so much more.

I travelled to the place I'd know she would be if she was upset.

The old abandoned house.

It was anything but safe or hygienic but she somehow found comfort in the ancient decaying walls.

The house casted a gigantic shadow over me as I made my way to the broken door.

I squeezed through the small gap between the large splintering planks of woods.

The floorboards creaked beneath my feet as I made my way to the stairs.

The health and safety fines for this place must been astronomical.

Apart from the general squeaks and creaks from the house I could vaguely hear muffled sobs infecting the air.

Without seeing who the cries belonged to I knew it was her, and just the thought of her crying alone made my heart ache.

I gently tapped my knuckles on the frail door trying not to alarm her too much.

"Harry?" She whimpered reaching out her small arms towards the invading light.

I knelt down beside her and brushed away the dirt that matted her hair.

"I'm here," I cooed. Causing her to wrap her arms around my waist.

Caressing her cheek I bring her closer into my embrace.

"Harry, he-he-he..." Katie stuttered, I instantly tensed up afraid that Jake did something to her. Does she know?

"What did he do?" I whispered trying to keep my tone soft.

*flashback*

Jake caressed my cheek as he molded his lips on mine. I tugged at his dirty blonde hair in the way I know he likes. He moaned in approval so I moved to straddle him as we continued to kiss.

"You're so hot," He moaned again and started to take off his jacket. I then lifted his shirt over his head and let my hand roam over his toned abs.

Jake kissed my neck and left a trail of small love bites, he lifted my shirt over my head and threw it to the floor.

His eyes raked up and down my body until he went back to sucking and gently biting.

"I want to," I moaned feeling like I could finally do this, I had to someday and I felt like Jake was the one to do it with.

He loves me after all.

He nodded in agreement and slowly started to remove my shorts and just before he was about to remove my underwear I pushed him away.

I wasn't ready, I couldn't.

Jake groaned turning towards me.

"Come on baby we can go slow,"

"No! I don't want to do it," I once again pushed him away. He just didn't understand.

"What the actual fuck?!" He yelled. I flinch away further. Jake grabbed the small lamp that was rested on my side table and threw it to the floor shattering it into a million pieces.

I started to sob with fear and hurt.

"When Katie? When will you stop being a fucking Virgin Mary and let me fuck you? How long do I have to wait to have any sort of pleasure?" He snapped causing me to see a very different side to him.

"I'm just not ready, please understand,"

I cried.

"Understand what? We have been together three years and in all those three years we have never ever had sex!" Jake barked collecting his shirt from the glass littered floor.

"Please, one day we will just not right now!" I pleaded.

I thought he loved me?

"I can't keep waiting, you may be hot but that's all you got going for you! You are selfish and stupid!"

A small gasp escaped my mouth from his harsh words. Am I selfish? Am I stupid?

"Just so you know, we are finished!" Before he completely left the room he loitered in the doorway for a second.

"Oh and I've been fucking your friend behind your back!" And that was it, he was gone.

Why must I be so selfish and stupid?