The Winter Rose

Part 3

            Two weeks pass by. These two week have been the best weeks of my entire life. Seth and I have been on multiple dates. First the movies, then out to eat, and the last one was ice skating. He couldn’t ice skate so I had to hold on to him most of the time.

            I’ve been falling behind in school quite a lot since me and Seth started dating. I have a group project for English, a French project that was due a couple days ago, Chemistry essay due Monday, and an essay in World history. I was invited to a party by Seth, but I couldn’t make it because of all the school work I had. I think Christian and Martha are going so I’ll hear about how awesome it is tomorrow morning when we meet at the mall. I finished most of my work and ended up falling asleep at 11:55pm.

            I was upset that Alex couldn’t make it to the party. I guess I’ll just hang with Martha and Seth. Tonight I want to try to get over her though, find someone new and be with them. The party wasn’t to fun to me, there was a bunch of drunk kids and a bunch of smoked that fogged up my vision. Trying to find the door to leave and I came across something that could destroy Seth and Alex. I saw Seth basically sucking the life out of Martha while groping her body with one hand and a beer bottle in the other. Before I know it they we in a room alone. I don’t know what happened in there and I don’t want to. I left the party at around 12am and now I have to break the news to Alex that her boyfriend a no good cheat that screwed her best friend.

            That night it happened again, the dream. The dream hasn’t happen in two weeks. Why now, why is it that it’s coming back? My anxiety, the feeling that something horribly wrong is going to happen to me, but why is back now? How is something going to be wrong when this is the happiest I’ve been in my entire life?

            The next morning Christian comes to pick me up to meet Martha and Seth at the mall. We sat in the car in silence. The look on his face was as if he was hiding something from me.

“Christian, are you okay?” I asked him while trying to look into his eyes.

“I’m sorry Alex, but you do know where Seth was last night?” he asked while putting his head down for me not to see his eyes.

“Yeah, he was at Josh’s party with you and Martha.” I replied.

“I’m sorry I have to tell you this but…Seth isn’t who he says he is.”

“What do you mean…What’s going on?”

“Last night at the party I…I saw him and Martha, he’s cheating on you.”

My heart sunk in disbelief at what Christian was telling me. Maybe the dream was a sign about the horrible day that comes before me. How could Christian just plain LIE to me in my face like that?

“No….THAT’S NOT TRUE…” I yell as streams of tears and make-up fall down my face.

“I’m sorry    ”   He said before I interrupted him.

“YOU’RE LYING TO ME! WHY CAUSE YOU DON’T WANT ME TO BE HAPPY?!?!”

“No…It’s not that I just don’t want you to get played by the asshole.”

“SHUT UP! DON’T TALK TO ME! LET ME OUT THE FUCKING CAR!”

“Please…please Alex…listen to me.”

I get out the car, slamming the door in the process.

“You’re the fucking asshole Christian.” I left the car and didn’t look back.

            I met up with Seth in the mall and I just needed to see his face.

“Hey babe, are you doing alright? You look like you’ve been crying.” Seth says as he grabs my hands and looks deep into my eyes.