I Dare You

Chapter 48

I rang the doorbell and waited for someone to answer. I was still in my dress but only now I was freezing and barefoot because I had to take my heels off before I got blisters. I felt my makeup dried all over my face after crying it off for who knows how long. A light turned on in the window, rustling coming from the inside. I texted Garrett and asked if I could come over. Thankfully, he said yes.

"Addy! Come-" he stopped mid sentence, "well shit. You didn't have to get all dressed up for me." I laughed at him, stepping into the warm house and allowing myself to stop shaking.

"Are you okay?" He finally asked.

I shook my head, "Not really. I had quite a rough night." He motioned his hand to the couch and I gladly sat down. A sigh slipped from my mouth out of relief.

"Wow. Must've been really rough." Even though he chuckled I could tell it was out of nervousness. I just nodded in response.

"Do you want to talk about it?" He asked cautiously.

"I just." I didn't know what to say but I knew that I needed to talk to someone. Who wouldn't entirely judge me.
"I did something really, really bad to someone that I really, really care about. And they said that they loved me, but after what I did I can't help but think that they hate me. And I wouldn't blame them. I did an awful thing and I carried it on for so long that I should've known it would've ended badly, ya know?" I looked to Garrett who was wide eyed in shock, but he nodded so I continued, "And I don't know what to do because now no one likes me and I have no friends and I've never, never been in a situation like this where so many people have hated me that I started hating myself. And the worst part is that I also love the person I hurt and it's such an awful feeling knowing I'll never have them again. I guess it's true when they say what we love the most will cause us the most pain."

Garrett was silent and so was I.

"Well," he said loudly. "That was a lot to take in, but I'm here for you. You said you had no friends, what about me? Oh, and I don't hate you by the way." The goofy smile he sent me made me laugh. He was always good at lightening my mood. "But seriously, if you just show the person that you are truly sorry, I'm sure they'll forgive you." I glared at him. "Eventually." He added.

"Maybe I should see him now." I stood from the couch."

"No!" Garrett yelled. "You can't do that. He's probably still worked up about the whole thing. Like you are." He was right. I sat back down on the couch with another sigh.

"I just rented the movie 21 Jump Street. Wanna watch?" My smile was a yes and he went to get the movie ready. I'm glad he didn't know the entire story about going behind all of my friends' backs for a boy. Not even the boy, a bet. It was stupid and I should've never agreed to do it the first place. But I need to move on and forget everything. Focus on my family and my one friend. Thank God for Garrett.

"Alright. This is my first time watching this, but I heard it was quite funny so maybe it'll cheer you up. Blanket?" My hand took the warm blanket from his.

"Thank you."

"I can also get you some clothes to change in if you want. That dress doesn't seem comfortable."

"That would be lovely, thank you." He disappeared around the corner, leaving me alone with the intro of the movie.

Garrett returned shortly with fresh clothes for me. "We're redoing our bathrooms right now, we weren't expecting company, but you can change in my room if you'd like."

"That's okay. I'll just change out here." Garrett shifted his eyes. "If that's okay with you I mean."

"Yeah, no. I mean yeah you can change. I just won't look," He winked at me. I stood behind the couch and changed quickly out of my dress and into the joggers and university jumper he gave me. When I finished I laid my dress over a chair and joined him on the couch again.