SwayLA Imagines

Imagine #1- Best Friend's Ex

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ell, here we are again. For the third time this week I hear moaning coming from my best friend's room. Well, I guess if I'm going to tell this story right I guess I better tell it from the beginning. Hi, I am Mia and my best friend's name is Ava. I have another best friend named Anthony that I've known since I was five. Long story short when Anthony met Ava they hit it off and now they're dating. She's been cheating on Anthony for about three months now. I decided to just go get food. I came back half an hour later and they we're sitting on the couch.
Mia: I got food.
Ava: Thanks. Anthony's coming over, so you know the drill.
Mia: I don't want to keep doing this.
Ava: Please. I'll pay your half of the rent this month.
Mia: No Ava. Either you tell him by the end of this month or I tell him next month, you pick.
Ava: Either you keep the secret or you won't have a house next month.
Mia: Whatever. What time is he coming over?
Ava: In like 15 minutes.
15 minutes later.
Anthony: Hey babe.
Ava: Hi baby.
Anthony: Who's this?
Ava: I don't know, Jose, Jack, James. Mia's whorish ways have made it back to the apartment.
Yeah, every time she has a dude over, she blames it on me. Thats the drill.
Anthony: Hey, can I talk to you for a second?
Ava: Yeah baby.
They went into Ava's room. Me being the curious bitch I am, I listened from the bathroom that connects our rooms.
Anthony: I need you to be honest.
Ava: What's up?
Anthony: Are you cheating on me?
Ava: God baby no.
Anthony: Did you try to get with any of my friends?
Ava: No, of course not.
Anthony: So Kio lied to me? He said you getting all touchy feely and so did Griffin, and Josh, and pretty much every dude I live with, and more?
Ava: I didn't do it Anthony!
Anthony: Cut the bullshit. Tell me if you are or not?
Ava: You really wanna know, YES!
Anthony: We're over.
I scurried out of the bathroom and sat on the couch started playing on my phone pretending like I didn't just hear my best friend getting broken up with. Anthony was getting ready to walk out the door when I stopped him.
Mia: Why are you leaving, you just got here.
Anthony: I just broke up with Ava. He told me. His eyes looked glossy as if he was about to break down and cry.
Mia: Oh, Anthony. I said sympathetically and pulled him into a hug. I really did feel bad. He didn't deserve that.
Anthony: Wanna go for a drive with me?
Mia: Yeah. Let me go grab my slides.
In the car.
Anthony: Where do you wanna go?
Mia: I don't care.
Anthony: How about the old hang out?
Mia: Works for me.
The old hang out used to be where our whole friend group used to get together and drink and smoke and just bullshit. It was perfect because it has a little lake and it has rocks that we could just sit on. I only got there if I want to be alone and think about random shit.
At the hangout.
Mia: I haven't been here in a while.
Anthony: Yeah. The last time I was here was 4th of July two years ago.
Mia: Oh, yeah. I was here a few months ago. I came here when I want to think and be alone.
Anthony: Can I ask you something?
Mia: Yeah, of course.
Anthony: Did you know?
Mia: Know what?
Anthony: That she was cheating?
Mia: Yeah. I just figured she would feel guilty about it after the first time and she would tell you. Plus, I didn't want to say anything because I knew it would hurt you too much.
Anthony: You still should have told me.
Mia: Well, she said if I snitched I wouldn't have a place to stay. I am truly sorry Anthony. You didn't deserve that.
Anthony: I thought she loved me.
After he said that, he just broke down. I pulled him into a hug and he cried into my shoulder. I rubbed his back trying to be as comforting as possible. But how do you comfort someone who just found out they got cheated on, multiple times.
Mia: I'm so sorry Anthony.
Anthony: It wasn't your fault.
Mia: But I still should have said something.
Anthony: I should have figured it out sooner. I knew you didn't have the balls to hook up with that many guys. I've known you long enough to know that.
Mia: I'm not saying I don't hook up , but I'm not a whore.
I looked right at Anthony and he looked at me. Okay, I know what I'm about to say is pretty fucked up, but it happened. He kissed me and I kissed back. The kiss lasted a good minute or two before we pulled away smiling at each other.
Anthony: Can I show you something?
Mia: Sure.
Anthony pulled out a folded piece of paper. I opened it and immediately knew what it was. It was a letter I had written him in the 8th grade.

Dear Anthony,
I'm sorry for rejecting your offer to take me to the dance. Its not that I didn't want to go with you, but I can't. I can't because I've had the biggest crush on you since 3rd grade. I know if I would have gone I would have made it awkward and weird. But, I promise when we both turn 18 I'll go to every dance with you that you want me to.
~ Your Best Friend,
Mia

Mia: I can't believe you kept this.
Anthony: Kept it. You know, that's the only thing that kept me around sometimes.
Mia: Really?
Anthony: Yeah. Even when I was with Ava, I knew it wasn't right. I love you Mia.
Mia: I love you too Anthony.
Then we came together for another kiss. The kind where butterflies fill your stomach and you feel like there's fireworks going off when they aren't actually there. I just kissed and told him that I love him. The sad part is, he felt the same way. Even when he was with her. I love My Best Friend's Ex.