Breathe (Anthony Trujillo)

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Re-publishing, because something got messed up, but everything is the same.

-3 Weeks later-

Elton said he has some gnarly idea for today's adventure, we've also been in the same part of Thailand for the past couple of days, and he still hasn't told me why, everyone else knows, except for me. I find that very suspicious, but I decided to ignore it.

Anthony and I have been a lot better since I expressed to him what I was feeling, we text and FaceTime as much as we can. He lets me in on the gossip in the house, and he has developed a new thing where he will send me random pictures of literally anything, could be the floor, a railing, or a wall, only to start a conversation with me, when he doesn't know how to start it.

Elton has been making this trip worth the while, he has been making me do things that are way out of my comfort zone, and I respect him for that. Colby and I's bet is still in progress, he has been chatting up some ladies while we have been here. He tells me he isn't quite sure he found someone yet, but I think he is lying.

I've talked to my mom and caught up with her on my life and where I'm at, my relationship and it's complications, she really wants to see me and meet Anthony, which I'm very excited about.

Anyway, back to the present.

We're all sitting in the trailer, just listening to music and talking.

"So, your ex set you up with her friend, so she could keep tabs on you?" Colby clarifies with Jay. Jay nods unimpressed. I widen my eyes and shove a handful of Fritos in my mouth.

"How did you find out?" I ask, covering my mouth, to keep the chips from falling out of my mouth. He chuckles at me.

"Well, the best friend ended up actually starting to catch feelings for me, and came clean. Of course I couldn't be with her, regardless of me having interest in her also, because she lost my trust and respect immediately, before completely gaining it. So I just broke it off and blocked my ex and her in every way possible." He explains.

"Wowwww..., us girls are psychos." I laugh. The guys all nod.

"What about you Tish? Any crazy ex stories." Sam squints at me. I choked on the chips, I smack my chest catching my breath.

"Sorry, forgot how to function for a moment, but yeah. It isn't as light as Jay's though. It's depressing as hell." I warn. They all lean back a little and nod, motioning me to go on.

I adjust myself to get comfortable in the booth and take a deep breath.

"Okay well, I met this guy through a friend of mine. When they set us up on a blind date, I was expecting it to go horribly wrong, but when I saw this guy I thought, man he is hot as hell, so I was in complete awe of him, and I'm big on personality, like you have to have a good personality or I it won't work. Anyway, the date went amazing and I ended up really liking this guy, we talked for months on months, until he finally asked me out, and I of course said yes. The first couple months of our relationship was unbelievably amazing. I thought that I had found the one and I wanted to marry this man and have kids with him, but then one night we got in an argument, it was a very heated argument. He ended up slapping me across the face as hard as he could, to the point he knocked me to the ground."

I see all their eyes get big and the pity all over their faces.

"When he had realized what he had done, he broke down and got on his knees and begged me to forgive him and said he would never do it again. Me loving this man with all my heart, I of course accepted it. Believing him. We went a month, back the way it was before, then he all of a sudden had this theory that I was cheating on him and just using him for money and a home to live in."