The Girl With a Broken Heart💔

Hurting her

Emma's POV
Continued..

Erica stood still at the door, giving us both suspicious stares. A while passed, and she wore back her usual smile, and entered the room, straight in Jake's arms.

"Hey. You are back, I have missed you." She literally jumped on him and caught him offguard.

"Hi Erica. You look better now, how's your wound?" Jake said in an awkward tone while his pleading eyes still stuck on me, he reluctantly held her to ensure her weight on him is balanced and they both do not tumble.

I felt as if I was hit by a meteor. Witnessing somebody else in Jake's arms, where rightfully I belonged seconds ago, were like thousand merciless stabs to the heart.

To say I was angry and hurt, would be an understatement. I could kill her with my bare hands right now in this moment. She turned around with the same arrogant aura, and looked at me distastefully.

"Oh, so we meet again. I am sorry I don't remember your name? I saw you at the office party in Norway." She addressed me in a cold tone.

"Yes, you did. I am Emma.. Emma Carter." Inside, I was fuming, but on the outside I contained myself and replied back in the most casual tone possible.

"Great. Sorry I interrupted you, but if your business with Jake is done, I could use some privacy with him." She turned around to smile warmly at Jake while completely ignoring my presence.

Bitch! How dare she? She was clearly delusional. I hate it when Jake allowed her to run her motor mouth without thinking, specially at places where she clearly didn't belong.

Accident or no accident, this girl was far from suffering. Before I could respond or utter a word, Jake cut our conversation, and replied himself, "Erica, Ms Carter here is almost done, but I have a very busy day ahead, I am afraid I won't be available for long."

"I am sure you are busy Jake, but a nice sumptuous lunch never harms anyone. I am dying of hunger, so shall we?" She offered Jake her arm.

I turned around to take their leave, as I wanted to disappear from that room at a lightening speed if possible. If I stayed a minute longer to witness this drama, I sure could explode.

I was almost at the door, when I heard Jake reply to her, "Ok. You win, let's go."

I don't have words to explain how I felt in that moment. I was jealous, insecure, agitated and murderous all at once.

I kept my head low and exited the room without turning back.

***

Jake's POV

"Hey I am really sorry for her behavior today, see you at seven. I will explain everything then." Read my text to Emma.

Emma left the room with a disheartening expression on her face, I wanted to run after her and stop her but Erica was all over me, as always.

You need to end this drama with Erica. My conscience snapped at me.

Erica picked her usual favorite chinese restaurant, and we were now comfortably seated in one of the private areas of the restaurant.
She called the waiter and was ordering something, which I didn't bother to hear as my mind and heart left the room with Emma. I decided to send another text to her, as she hadn't replied to a single one so far.

I was pulled out of my thoughts and phone, when Erica suddenly held my hand from across the table.

"Jake? Are you here?"