Strangers With Secrets

Chapter 11.

My mom always told me if you don't got nothing nice to say, don't say it at all. But in this case, I'm going to say it. I'm going to say every single thought that's running through my mind and I don't care how much it's going to hurt because nothing could ever compare to what I'm feeling right now. Nobody told me that breaking up with your best friend would hurt more than breaking up with your partner. I could really care less about Alex, I was warned about him and I didn't listen. But Macey? She's supposed to be my best friend and that's what hurts the most 

"Did you guys hear me? I said the party is fucking over!" Jess continues to yell. She throws Chelsea's phone at her and marches into the house to clear everyone out with April and Mason following close behind

"Ry please, give me a chance to—" Alex starts but I quickly cut him off

"A chance to what? Explain to me how you fucked my best friend? Get out of my face, you disgust me" I sneer

"Ryan I—" Alex tries to say but again he's cut off, not by me this time

"You heard her, leave. Now." I hear Damon's voice scold but my eyes stay trained on the cheater standing before me

"This is your doing, you wanted this to happen, didn't you?" Alex taunts while getting closer to Damon

"I wanted you to fuck Macey? Now you just sound pathetic" Damon taunts back while getting closer to Alex as well. Brad gets in the middle of both of them, separating Alex and Damon before a fist fight breaks out and grabs Alex by his shoulder, dragging him out of the backyard

Now all who's left is Damon, the girl who's with him, Chelsea, Katelyn, Macey and I

"You have a lot of audacity to still be standing here" I say through gritted teeth, turning my attention towards Macey

"I... I just..." Macey attempts to say but can't stop the sobs from escaping her long enough to create a sentence

"Here, let me help you out" I hiss "You're just never going to contact me again. You're just a sad excuse of a person who has to whore herself out to get any sort of attention. You're just not sorry for what you did, you're sorry that you got caught" I spit while staring her right in the eyes, not blinking once "You better have everything gone by the time I get back to the house. I never want to see you again" I say, the words tasting sour in my mouth as they come out

Macey runs out of the backyard, continuing to sob. I stand there for a moment longer, listening to my heart thump louder than I've ever heard it. I feel so betrayed; so hurt. Before I even realize what's happening, a loud cry escapes my throat and the tears are endless. They cloud my vision so I can hardly see. I blame the alcohol for making me feel everything 10x more harder right now

I feel a pair of arms wrap around me and I step away, not wanting to be touched right now. Everyone knew besides Lennie and I. Everyone knew and nobody told me. I must've been the laughing stock of the group; gloating about how great my boyfriend is when really he hooked up with my best friend. The thought is unbearable

"Ry, come in the house" I hear Jessica's voice say

"You all knew" I whisper, almost as if I had to say it out loud to believe it's true

"I'm sorry I didn't hear what you said" Jess says while putting a hand on my shoulder

"You all knew!" I yell and Jessica takes a step back "All of you!" I yell again while looking at everybody in the group and my eyes land on Damon "How could you" I say, feeling defeated and decide I need to go home, away from everyone

I start walking towards the back door, not able to stop crying. I feel like I just lost everyone in a matter of minutes. Besides Lennie. I hoped he went back to the house and didn't run off to do something stupid. He must be even more heart broken than me. Not only was Macey his best friend, she was the love of his life and he just lost both