My Hamartia

Did You Like The Surprise?

"The day you and I had our fight, I stormed home and went straight to my room. I was upset and tired so I went to sleep and when I woke up , it was dark outside. I was surprised to see that it was nine already and that nobody had woken me up for dinner.

I went downstairs to see what was up. When I reached downstairs I saw suitcases packed next to the door, so I assumed that maybe my father was going on a work trip. However when I entered the living room, I was shocked to see my mother silently crying in the corner of a room and my father looking out the window. It looked like a scene right out of a movie. This unsettling feeling settled in my stomach. I just knew that something had gone horribly wrong. I asked them what was going on. Apparently your father had messaged my dad that my mother had cheated on him a few years back. Around the time Jason died."

"Hold up-what? That is not possible. Nobody knew about that except-"

Jakes face went white as a sheet. Suddenly realization dawned on him. My anger which had subsided slightly came back in full rage. All I could see was red. But I tried to keep as calm and level a tone as possible.

"Except my mother, you and me. Apparently he had also informed my dad that I knew about it. My father hasn't looked at me the same ever since. He can barely tolerate standing in the same room as me, forget talking to me. I was his beloved daughter and he loved and trusted me and I betrayed him. I was just so caught up in not letting my family disintegrate. Jason's death had hit us all hard, but we had survived it, in our own ways and come out stronger. I had almost lost my entire family once. I couldn't lost them again. The only person in the entire world who knew that I knew was you. I had confided in you because I loved you and trusted you. But what did you do? In your drunken fury you used that information against me. You betrayed me."

"Sophia you have to believe me, I wouldn't do such a thing. I would never ever hurt you intentionally. Somebody must have overheard us talking and sent it in. If you would have come to me, talked to me, I would have-"

"But I did Jake. I called you that very night. You picked up the fifth time I called you. You were drunk out of your wits. You were slurring your words. I was crying and asked you whether you did actually tell your father. Wether you actually just ripped my whole family apart to get off the hook. I couldn't let myself believe the fact that you would actually betray me like that. You just said did you like the surprise?

I still wasn't ready to let you go. So I came to your house and banged your door down. Your maid let me in and I stormed up to your room. You were smoking weed and you were high, but I was hysterical . My family had fallen apart and I had little to lose. I demanded you to tell me, what you meant by a surprise. You took out your phone, and showed me the messages that you and your dad had exchanged. Apparently you wanted to take 'revenge' on me for our fight; and give your dad leverage so that he could get out of a sticky situation and save face. You gave him just the ammunition to do so and got your fathers acceptance. Something you so desperately needed that you stabbed me in the back for it. You couldn't look at me straight, because it reminded you so much of the fight that you and Jason had right before he died. You wanted me out of your life completely and told me to buzz off. I started to cry and tried to ask you why you did what you did. Why you betrayed me. But you pushed me out of the room and slammed the door in my face."

Silence enveloped the room. I was catching my breath and Jake looked too shocked for words. After a while he finally spoke up

"Sophia, I am so sorry. I didn't know what I was doing. I was upset and angry, and I took it out on you. I cant begin to to even try and make for what I did, but I will do anything you say it and its done."
"You don't even remember what happened. All these years you blamed me for our breakup, just like you always do when anything goes wrong. You blame the other person without even thinking that maybe, just maybe you were wrong

"I want you to leave Jake. Go away, and don't bother me anymore. Ever again. Tell my dad the truth. Tell him you told your father and that is why their deal fell through. Tell him to forgive me."

Disappointment and regret clouded Jakes eyes.

"You know, that I would do anything for you Sophia. You have to know. You have to know that I love you still."

"But I don't love you Jake. After that day I still believed that we could be together. It wouldn't be the same but we would figure it out. But then you got admitted in the hospital for alcohol poisoning and I knew that I had to face reality. Jason was my brother but he was your best friend too. You lost someone you loved and it changed you. The increased drinking, the smoking weed, the increasingly dropping grades, the skipping school. I was madly in love with the bad boy wannabe who always topped the grade and got in all kinds of girl trouble. Jason bought us together, but we were toxic Jake, we dragged each other down. I turned a blind eye to all your antics, but I couldn't anymore. You were not a bad boy wannabe anymore, you had become sick. Getting over you the first time almost destroyed me. If I fall for you the second time, I don't think I can ever piece myself back together again, and that is why I want you to leave and never bother me ever again. Please be gone by the end of the day."

And I walked out, in my pajamas, Leaving Jake Carter behind for good forever.

Whew. I CANNOT believe that this is FINALLY over. This story has finally reached its end. Don't worry, I will torture you all with another chapter: The Epilogue, See you then.

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