cherry baby || J.M.

TEXT MESSAGES/CALL

Conversation between cherry and Jonah
(Italics is Jonah
Bold is cherry)

Cherry:
hey can we talk?
Read at 6:34pm

Cherry:
I know I'm probably the
last person you want to
talk to, but just hear me
Read at 6:34pm

Cherry:
please
Read at 6:47pm

Jonah:
You should be happy
I'm even responding to
this. And you should be
ecstatic that I'm agreeing.
Read at 5:47pm

A few seconds after, I quickly call Jonah anxious to settle this thing. I hear it ring once, then twice, then three times. I almost couldn't hear it, but there was a quiet sigh from from the other side of the phone.

"So I know I'm the last person you want to hear from, but please hear me out."

"You have five minutes, that's it"

"Thank you so much, so I know you obviously heard the rumor of me bullying your Tate-"

"Not heard, I was told by my girlfriend who I love dearly, and who doesn't lie to me"

"It's not true. None of it's true. Ask her where she's from, ask her what high school she went to. Because there's no way in hell it's my high school because we didn't go to the same one. My school was a small private school with about 45 people in my grade. I'm pretty sure I would know who she was."

"Why are you trying to defend yourself? Tate warned me that you would try to make up an excuse so that you could get in between us. Well listen here cherry, I love Tate and she loves me. And nobody is going to get in the way of our relationship. Especially not some fucked up bully."

"Do you ever think for yourself? I mean come on Jonah, everything you just said came from Tate's mouth. Tate warned me about this, Tate said I would make up an excuse, Tate did this, Tate did that."

"My GIRLFRIEND who I trust told me about your dirty little secret, and now you're pissed it got out. So what she told me? At least now people will see you for who you really are."

"Oh since you know everything about me, tell me who I am? Tell me how I'm some monster that bullied a poor little girl that I DON'T EVEN FUCKING KNOW!"

"I know that you bullied my beautiful and kind girlfriend, and made her feel worthless. I know that your whole career is built off of lies, and your ego is so fucking large. I know that your a jealous bitch who hates the fact that I'm happy with someone I love"

"Wow you hit it straight on. I'm such a BIG bully and I make everyone feel worthless. Oh yeah wow it's like you've known me for years, and know every little detail of my pathetic life. That's crazy dude that's really crazy"

"Why the hell are you getting offended? You're the one who fucking bullied my girlfriend by calling her imperfect and how no one will love her."

"And what grade did I bully her? Tell me if you know my whole high school journey, what year did I bully her? When did I tell her she was imperfect and told her no one would love her?"

"I don't know, but I know that you did it. WHY CAN'T YOU OWN UP TO IT GODDAMMIT!"

"I don't know maybe because....I didn't fucking do it?"

"You're heartless"

"I wasn't even in the fucking United States till I was 16, so unless she lived in fucking ROMANIA then she's lying"

"16 is still in high school you idiot wtf"

"In Romania there's 11 years of compulsory education. You don't have to go to school after that."

"Wait what?"

"Is Jonah finally catching on to his girlfriend's lies? Both of my parents lived there for their entire lives. My parents supported me in everything I did, and when I told them I wanted to be a model they let me. I got a one way ticket to NYC, and I got an apartment. I had a meeting with Elite Model Management. They liked what I had to offer, and then I was a model for them."

"Oh okay-"

"There's that, so don't fucking judge a person without even knowing their back story."

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to demand for an apology that wasn't even needed. I'm going to have a long talk with Tate, and just straight up tell her."

"I'm gonna hang up now..."

"I'm sorry again, I feel like an idiot"

"Yeah you should"

"So are we good?"

"No. What you did fucking hurt, and I'm going to need some time."

"I understand, I'm sorry"

I hung up, and the line went silent. I should feel relieved that I cleared things with Jonah, but I don't. I've never really told anyone about me being Romanian except Olivia and the modeling management who tells the photographers. I like to hide myself, so people can't hurt me. But I feel like I just let Jonah rip my soul open, and it didn't even feel like a mistake. I could talk to him, and not feel weird. Not until now, where I regret telling him everything.