"you are literally, the most selfish person i've ever know!"
i roll my eyes and take a step toward ariana, only to have her hold her hands up to restrict me from getting any closer to her. "ariana...don't be like that." i say quietly, trying my best to contain my rising anger building up in me. the last thing i want is me snapping at her, it won't help my case. i know from experience.
"be like what?! first, you leave me because apparently, quote, 'i don't think i'll give you the happiness you deserve,' then when i actually find someone who makes me happy, you just have to come in and say that he's bad for me and i can't be with him!" her voice started to crack at how loud she was yelling. i close my eyes and rub my temples, trying to show her how frustrated i am with this situation. "oh now your going to act like the victim, get the fuck out of my apartment!" she started to push my chest, making me stumble back to the door as she continued to yell and push at the same time.
"i don't know who you are when you're with him!" i mini burst out. she stops and scoffs, crossing her arms, giving me time to continue. "i'm not sure if you have noticed, but everyone has noticed how you've changed, even courtney!" i throw my hands up dramatically. this time, it was her turn to roll her eyes, but she had nothing to counter with me with. "i guess you've been too far up mikey's ass to see that. do you think malco-" i was cut off by ariana slapping me on the right cheek. my head swung to the side and it took me a second to register what she did. my cheek started to sting a hella lot but that was soon enough the last thing i thought about. i look at ariana and not one ounce of regret was in her eyes. mikey completely won her over. "don't you dare, bring malcom into this. now get. out. of. my. house." she emphasizes every word, leaving me struck at how much she has changed. i just shake my head and walk out without a word. she was too far gone to deal with.
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"courtney, i'm sorry. i wasn't able to get her back." my heart broke at the sound of my closest friend, almost sister, courtney crying on the other side of the line. all she wanted was her best friend back and we might've just lost all hope i getting her back. "it's-it's okay... it was my fault anyways. i shouldn't of shipped her with mikey." i frowned at how she was blaming herself for all of this. "hey, hey, no. this is not your fault. i guess mikey was a really good manipulator and actor." i reassure her. she sniffles and says a quiet, "thank you," before continuing to her crying fit. "i'm going to come over, alright?" she says it's okay and hangs up the line. i sigh and curse at the world for being so stupid at times. when i left her that rainy night, it was with the intention for her to be with a guy that brought out the best in her, not this.
mikey was an unexplainable guy. when we first met him, he was the sweetest and most lovable guy. he even was there beside me when i was upset about me breaking up with ariana. he said it would be hard, but it was the best. never thought he would end up to just want to get into ariana's pants.
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"come here." i open my arms and courtney runs straight into them, breaking down completely. i'm not saying ariana died or anything, but at this point, i feel like i lost ariana. ariana isn't ariana and it doesn't take a genius to see it. courtney has suffered the most since mikey came into the picture, losing her partner in crime. "i know this doesn't completely heal anything... " i trail off as i reach into the walmart bag i brought along with me and pulled out two small ice cream cups, one for courtney and one for me. her eyes lit up immediately. "i know ice cream helps to an extent. let's watch a movie and sleep some of this off, tomorrow we can talk." she nods and takes one of the ice creams, disappearing into the kitchen and bringing out 2 spoons. i take one and follow her as she leads me to her nice, comfy couch. plopping down beside her, i watch as she goes on netflix and turns on 'frozen 2'.
