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Sixty-Eight: first class asshole

Isabella's POV

Halfway through the movie Lukas dozed of next to me on the couch. His soft snores only heard by me, which were the results of the painkillers he got in the hospital earlier today. He was trying to keep a straight face for his parents, not to worry them too much, but I know he wasn't feeling all too well, trying to hide it with his good mood and humor. Also, scumbag Jason had left after dessert, which was a good thing cause Daniel's mood lit up like wildfire after Mia waved him off at the door.

I looked over at Mia, her eyes teary, and since we were watching a comedy, I'm sure here sadness weren't caused by the movie. She caught me staring and threw me half a smile, trying to hide her true emotions behind her pearly whites. "What's wrong?" I mouthed at her, and that's when her sadness truly resurfaced like she couldn't hold it in any longer as she fled to the kitchen before her parents would notice.

Softly I tried to crawl from under Lukas's head resting on my shoulder, trying my best not to wake him. He looked so peaceful and calm, it would have been a shame to disturb it. Once in the kitchen I saw Mia getting a glass of water, tears stinging at the corners of her eyes. Her hand grabbed the edge of the countertop to hold herself up. "Mia, talk to me. I know something's wrong." I encouraged her to let it all out but she just shook her head, her bottom lip trembling with sadness. "Mia." I whispered walking over to grab the glass of water from her hand and swing my arms around her. "It's okay you can tell me." And at my words she burst out in tears, sobbing in my hair.

For a minute she just held on to me tight, sobbing but then she pulled back her red eyes and wet cheeks in my sight. "I don't know Bella. I don't know what to do. Somethings up with Jason lately. He's been calling off dates, not picking up his phone. It feels like I don't even know him anymore. Like the way he acted today, he was so rude to my parents! And after dinner I caught him scrolling on Instagram, zooming in on every picture with a girl on it, basically drooling over some blonde with big tits! I mean why does he have to do that when I'm right next to him!" She sobbed, letting go of breaths she had been holding for a while.

Honestly I didn't know what to say, well, I did know what to say but I couldn't be the one telling her, not right now... I just couldn't break my best friend's heart, I didn't know how to deal with the words sitting at my tongue, trying to escape me so desperately but I swallowed against better judgement, against everything I thought was right.

I should have told her weeks ago, but the longer the wait the harder it became to spill, now I just couldn't anymore even though it was nothing but the truth. Does that make me a bad friend? Yes it does, and I have been beating myself up for it ever since I promised Lukas I wouldn't tell her, in this moment I'm regretting ever making that promise. This was all wrong, and I had the feeling that whenever Lukas was going to tell her it was going to backfire on me. You don't even have to do the math, it's the most logic outcome and I was dreading it, trying to postpone the moment she would call quits on our friendship, that's why I couldn't tell her, I couldn't lose my only friend, not tonight.

"I just don't know how or what to feel, I'm so confused! I love him so much but he isn't the same person anymore. It makes me feel like a bad person for loving him less because he just changed. What am I talking about, I love him like crazy, I can't just stop loving him it's all so confusing." She was trying to convince herself but something told me she had to try harder for it to work, holding up a fairytale version of her Jason in her head in order to see past his flaws, all of them, maybe all of him.

She leaned her back against the counter, wiping away her tears, smudging the maraca on her lashes. My heart breaks seeing her doubt herself. I stepped over to her putting my hands on her shoulders. "You are the most funny, beautiful, strong, opiniated, determined and crazy in a good way girl out there! Any guy would be lucky to be with you. And if Jason doesn't appreciate you for the diamond that you are, than he is even dumber than he makes himself look." A small laugh escaped her mouth between the ongoing sobs.