Where'd She go?

The Cheater

      Jesse POV: 

             I woke up from my nap and looked outside my window. The snow was slowly drifting down from the sky and lying across the ground. I shivered and got out of bed. 

             The phone ran and I quickly grabbed it and answered it. "The Jesse Daily residence, how can I be of assistance?" I chuckled as I talked into the phone. It was my boyfriend Carter. He was supposed to pick me up for the party happening tonight. He suddenly fell sick with the flu. Guess I'm going alone tonight. He apologized to me after ditching me. "It's okay just feel better I love you!" He hung up without saying anything. 

        I went into the bathroom and turned to faucet onto a warm water setting. I got into the shower and started to sing. I always sang Broadway musical songs in the shower. I was pretty much a musical nerd. After I washed my body and hair, I got out of the shower. The cold air hit fast so I grabbed my towel and wrapped it around my body. Suddenly, the phone rang. I thought it was just a scam call. The phone was left untouched as I got ready. 

       I went into my bedroom and scanned my closet. "The party is supposed to be Christmas themed. I should probably wear something with red or green in it." I had whispered to myself. I grabbed a red dress. It was long sleeved and it was tight up top. The bottom was flowy but it was short. It was a favorite dress of mine! I did my makeup and hair, out on my shoes and I was ready.

     All of a sudden I heard my older brother Kyle scream my name. "Okay give me a few minutes!" My voice had boomed through the house.  "Jesse why didn't you tell me that you and Carter broke up?" Kyle asked worried. 

     Why would he ask that? Surely it had to be a joke. I ran downstairs and looked at Kyle. My heart broke into a million pieces. What did he mean by me and Carter breaking up? Is that why he suddenly got the flu? I wanted to go hear Kyle out. The words slowly slipped off my tongue. My whole world was either going to crash and burn or it was all going to be a misunderstanding. I sat down on the couch next to Kyle. He looked at me and frowned a bit. 

     "Well? What happened with you and Carter and why is he posting pictures of him kissing Stephanie?" Kyle was slightly confused. Turns out Carter was cheating on me. I grabbed his phone and scrolled through the Instagram account. My eyes couldn't comprehend what she was seeing. "A year down the fucking drain." I muttered under my breath. "Uh hey thank you for showing me Kyle but I have to go do something before I go out to my friends house." I hugged Kyle goodbye, got in the car and drove to Carters house. 

     There was another car outside of his house. It wasn't his or anyone's in his family. My mind went right to Stephanie. Carter was in the grade above me. He is a senior in high school while I'm still a junior. Everyone says it's me and him until the end, but right now I don't think that's the case. At least not when one of us is a cheater. The cheaters name starts with Car and ends with ter. I parked the car and walked up to Carters door. The doorbell rang and a voice was heard from inside. Stephanie opened the door in a towel. "Can I help you?" She said rudely. I pushed past her and looked at Carter. He was lying on the couch with a blanket covering him. 

    My mind was racing. It wasn't all a lie. He cheated. I had to see it with my own eyes to believe it though. Sadly, I did. Carter, my boyfriend, cheated on me. Words couldn't even come out of my mouth. Carter grabbed my hands "You look super hot tonight. Baby let me explain...". I started to cry when he said those words. "No! You know what? Fuck you Carter James Daniels! You told me you had the flu so I was worried because you know how I get when you're sick. Kyle called my down and showed me the pictures of you and Stephanie kissing. You had an account that no one really knew about to do so. I can't fucking believe you. Hope you two have a nice fucking life. We're over!" I walked away and Stephanie looked at me smirking. "Wipe the grin off your face you slut. I know this isn't the first person you helped someone cheat with." I ran out and slammed the door.  

     I ran to the car and locked the door. Tears streamed down my face and I couldn't breathe. It took me a few minutes to clam down but I finally did. The party was starting in about 20 minutes so I pulled myself together and drove over. I parked in the grass and I got out of the car. I walked up to the door and went inside the house. I bumped into someone. "I'm so sorry!" I apologized quickly. The deep voice was heard softly. "It's alright darling."