The Wrong Cinderella

Seventeen

"I think I lost him." I admitted, tears streaming down my cheeks.

June sighed and enveloped me in a hug. "Don't cry. You haven't lost him May, you guys have been dating for less than a week and he really likes you. That's why he's hurt but he'll forgive you."

I sobbed louder. "And how do you know? I was so stupid! I lied to his face and I disregarded him like a piece of trash. I would understand if he broke up with me because I'm such a terrible person."

June sighed and just patted my back, letting me ruin her pyjamas with my snot and tears. It was the morning after my first real fight with Jason and after a restless night, I had rushed over to my best friend to cry all over her unicorn onesie.

I don't know how long I cried but when the tears finally dried up, I was exhausted.

"Did you text him?" She asked.

I nodded and handed her my phone. Her eyes widened as she saw the countless texts I had sent him.

"You spammed him, babe. You should've just sent him an apology and let him have his space." She commented.

I nodded, too exhausted to even feel ashamed. "I need some chocolate."

I climbed out of her bed and headed for the kitchen. Thankfully, June's mother wasn't home so I didn't have the added weight of her judging stares on my shoulders. June walked in as I was pulling out the frozen waffles from her fridge.

"I'll do it." She offered.

I nodded and sat down on a chair beside the counter. "June, I thought about it all night and I realised that I know why I didn't want Jet to know about Jason."

"Because you like Jet." She replied.

I frowned. "No. I don't like him. I guess I just enjoyed having his attention and I didn't want him to stop giving it to me."

"Because you like him." June replied.

I shook my head. "No. I like Jason. I like having Jet's attention. Look at it this way: Jason is the one who makes me smile at the most random times and it physically hurts me to know that he is angry at me. Jet on the other hand is a player and I like the fact that he even noticed me in the first place."

June nodded. "Add exhaustion and the whole subconscious desire to be saved by a knight in shining armour and I was bound to get attracted to him."

I groaned. "Exactly. But that one second of attraction is nothing when compared to everything Jason makes me feel and its clear that I made a mistake last night. A huge one."

June took out two plates, some chocolate syrup, whipped cream and strawberries. "Babe, I get it...I think but I think you need to seriously evaluate your feelings right now before any more people get hurt."

I nodded. "Yes, I know. And it's Jason I like. I care about him so much."

Almost immediately after I spoke, my phone buzzed. June and I looked at each other for a few seconds before pouncing on the phone.

Jason🍭: I need to talk to you

I looked to June for something to say. She just shrugged and placed the now warm waffles on our plates. I sighed.

May❤: So do I. Do you want to talk on set today or...?

Jason🍭: on set. see you later.

I felt my heart constrict. It was the first time that he hadn't sent me any hearts or xoxo signs. I grabbed the bottle of chocolate sauce and squeezed as much as I could onto the waffles.