Betrayed [Old Version]

Chapter 22 - [Keroshan]

She cried as she told me what happened and I stared. I didn't know what to say to her because I couldn't believe any of it. Jacob? Really? I knew Jacob, I knew him as well as Aathy did. Aathy and her were so similar in so many ways, one way being that they can both hear and see Raakshyans when others can't. And that was only one of their many similarities.

But what would Jacob have to gain after hurting Aathy's feelings? Nothing. At least, that's what I thought.

I went to Aunty Seretha's house later that week and Chirpy was there. "Keroshan! I was just going to come see you!" He said. "What's wrong Chirpy?"

"Tiana told me what happened with Aathy and Jacob..."

I nodded. "Go on."

"So I went to talk to Jacob and he's acting really weird." Chirpy frowned. "He's being so... rude. And Jacob's not like that! You know him, right?"

I nodded again.

"Well yeah, I just asked him about it and he got mad. He told me to stop bugging him about it..." Chirpy looked hurt.

"What do you think is wrong?"

Chirpy shrugged. "His sister is worried about him too. She says that he's barely getting any sleep these days for some strange reason."

I thought for a second and then decided that I needed to talk to him. I needed to find out why he was acting so... strange.

When I arrived at Jacob's home, Jacob had just walked out.

"Keroshan." He called.

I nodded my head at him.

"Did Aathiray send you? Or are you just here to say hi."

"I think you know the answer to that, Jacob." I said. He was acting strange.

"I guess I do... what do you want?"

I frowned. "What's wrong with you?"

"Nothing. Just because I'm going out with Cecile doesn't mean I'm going to change."

"Well you've changed."

"No I haven't."

I shook my head. "Why did you call Aathiray a bitch?" I had some trouble saying that word; I guess I was so used to never saying it because Aathy hated it.

He rolled his eyes. "Oh give me a break. She's upset because of that? I can't believe-"

"Jacob, you hurt her feelings."

"Why do I care about her feelings when she doesn't care about mine?"

"You're wrong about that, she does care about your feelings, a little too much. That's why she even bothered telling you how she felt about you a Cecile."

Jacob raised an eyebrow. "I don't give a shit. If she wants to be a bitch then fine, I don't care."

I walked towards Jacob. "What did Aathy do to get you this mad?" I asked, raising my voice.

"She came into my life." He said, bluntly.

I grabbed his collar, angrily, and pushed him against his door. "I want you to tell me-" I froze and breathed in the air as I stared at Jacob.

Jacob sneered. "What's wrong Kero?"

I let go of him and let him fall onto the ground. "What..."

Jacob jumped up and adjusted his shirt. "You can tell Aathiray, I don't care." He said as he walked away.

"Wait... what the hell is going on?" I asked, as I sniffed the air again.