Different // Why Don't We

Connected? // Part 28

"Why what?", he asks, slightly irritated. "Why did you invite Tatum over?", I exclaim. "Well, I felt a little lonely, plus I thought it would be nice if I would introduce you to each other", he says calmly. "Jonah", I begin, "I wanted to have a party for just the 8 of us! I am back after 3 months... I thought you would-", I sigh. He lowers his head and the sound of his voice turns dissapointed: "You don't like her, do you?"I gasp and reach for his wrists: "No! That is not the point! I like her! She makes you happy, that is most important to me." He turns around and I let go of him, he goes back inside as I look up to the sky: "I just hoped you would understand", I whisper. 

Suddenly, I hear Jack and Corbyn shouting: "Dude! Don't you understand?" I run back inside and see them facing Jonah. "Guys? Wha-?" Corbyn turns around: "Amber... You-" I shake my head in sadness: "Why is it always like this? If I plan something, which sounds awesome, it always ends like this..." Jonah shouts at me: "You don't want Tatum here!" I scream back in respond: "I didn't say that! I said this was supposed to be for the 8 of us! Didn't you listen a few minutes ago?" 

Tatum walks up to me: "What do you mean?" She sounds calm and confused. The sound of her oh so perfect soothing voice, makes me jealous, which builts my anger up even more: "Ask your boyfriend, he clearly didn't like the surprise!", he tries to cut me off, but I am faster, "Don't you dare to say it isn't true! I saw your reaction when I walked in!", I point a finger at him. Daniel and Alsace came downstairs as soon as Jonah started yelling, both look schocked. Alsace walks up to me and tries to calm me down, same for Hanna. Right now, I need them, they make me feel more confident of my words and actions. I think I hurt Jonah with saying something, because he is barking at me right now: "No, No I wasn't happy. I was happier when you were not around!"

That last sentence hurt me, it feels like a knive is stabbing my heart, the pain is really there and I gasp: "Go then! If you truly don't want to see me, go!" Jonah looks like he made up his mind: "No... I-" Hanna squeezes my arm and Alsace tries to stop me from going further. I close my eyes and take a deep breath. As I open them, Corbyn's face grabs my attention. He is trying to figure something out, my thoughts probably. Tatum's voice brings me back into the situation: "JoJo? Explain to me what is going on?" Our eyes lock as he speaks: 

" I can't, maybe I shouldn't even try. I don't understand it either. But what I do know is that I made a huge mistake letting her into my heart. You were right Amber. I wasn't happy when I saw you, you hurt me by ignoring my texts and calls. Do you have any idea how painful that was? I loved you! And you treated me like that! Just like that!", he barked. Al's "Don't", dissapears in my storm of swears: "For God's sake Jonah! Don't you see it?! It was all for the surprise! And now you fucking ruined it! If you are telling the truth, you might just leave now!", I barked back at him. 

He nodds: "Alright, I'll leave. Come on Tate, let's go. We clearly aren't welcome here now." He grabs his coat but Tatum doesn't move. "Babe? Come on, let's get out of here." But instead of walking to Jonah and the door, she walks up to me. She takes my wrist, a pen and writes down her phone number. "I have no clue what your story is, so I'm not blaming you, yet. Call me", she whispers kindly. I nodd: "Go, don't make him even more mad..." She smiles weakly and goes to Jonah. He opens the door for her and throws one last look at me. He leaves with slamming the door.

He is gone... What did I do?