continue talking.
“Anyway he sent me screen shots of all the messages and I told him that most of what they said were true. That’s when he started freaking out asking whether I was accusing him of cheating or not. I tried to avoid directly saying it by saying he was secretive. The argument went on for a while before he finally admitted to liking her. You’ll never guess his reason for it though.”
Chloe was very rarely silent when she was listening to new gossip but to my surprise she stayed quiet even when I asked for her opinion or tried to involve her. It felt too much like a rant if she didn’t jump in every now and then.
I waited making it clear I wasn’t going to continue unless she answered me.
“So what excuse did he give?”
That was typical Chloe, assuming the worst before I had a chance to give her the true version.
“He told me that he did like her and that a guy would be stupid not to. He also said that she reminded him of me. That irritated me a lot but it got worse. I don’t know why but I asked what had happened between the two of them and he said she kissed him on the cheek – without him responding – and they’ve gone on a date, which he said was just the two of them showing up early.”
Chloe reacted just as I imagined she would. Her mouth moved but no words came out and her eyes were wide and unblinking.
“That so means he’s cheating on you! Why didn’t you dump him? Tell me you’re at least making his life a living hell?”
“Not really Chlo. He grovelled for a bit then I forgave him just to shut him up, even though I was still mad.” Chloe headbutted the table in frustration at my actions but it only caused me to laugh. At that moment the others decided to join us and all of them looked quite confused by Chloe’s actions.
“Um Rea?” Lindsay left the question hanging, instead choosing to wave her arms around, gesturing towards Chloe’s hunched body.
“She’s mad because I haven’t dumped Kai. I was in the middle of telling her about the trouble her texts caused last night.”
They just nodded as if that was enough to satisfy them while I turned my attention back to Chloe.
“So do you want to hear the rest of the story or you planning on continuing until you knock yourself out or even worse get a huge bruise on your forehead that not even make up will cover?”
Instantly she stopped at my words, which drew fits of laughter from the others. We all knew that it was the latter option that caused the instant halt to her actions.
“Go on then, even though I probably don’t want to hear it,” she said while raising her head.
“After that I dropped the subject of the other girl and asked him about his family, which caused him to become even angrier than the cheating accusation surprisingly. He refused to tell me anything saying he’s allowed some secrets and called me an idiot when I said I told him most things. Anyway that’s when he signed out and we haven’t spoken since.”
I looked around to find the faces of my friends all staring at me with blank, unreadable, expressions. The cafeteria was getting busier as lunch had started but my friends’ gazes never wavered from my face.
“Come on guys it’s not that bad and if he doesn’t say anything by the time I get home I will dump him OK? I just don’t want to be the one to give in first,” I said just to break the silence that was quickly becoming unnerving. It seemed to work and everyone except Chloe went back to picking at their food.
“You better Rea, it’s no good just saying it to make us happy. He really is no good for you.”
“Yeah okay Mum.” A few laughed at my comment but Chloe just scowled, apparently offended that her demands were being ignored.
“I need some time to think and get my head around things. I really like him and don’t want to ruin it Chlo.”
She just shrugged, focused more on the piece of bread she was slowly pulling apart.
“Whatever Rea, don’t whine at me
“Anyway he sent me screen shots of all the messages and I told him that most of what they said were true. That’s when he started freaking out asking whether I was accusing him of cheating or not. I tried to avoid directly saying it by saying he was secretive. The argument went on for a while before he finally admitted to liking her. You’ll never guess his reason for it though.”
Chloe was very rarely silent when she was listening to new gossip but to my surprise she stayed quiet even when I asked for her opinion or tried to involve her. It felt too much like a rant if she didn’t jump in every now and then.
I waited making it clear I wasn’t going to continue unless she answered me.
“So what excuse did he give?”
That was typical Chloe, assuming the worst before I had a chance to give her the true version.
“He told me that he did like her and that a guy would be stupid not to. He also said that she reminded him of me. That irritated me a lot but it got worse. I don’t know why but I asked what had happened between the two of them and he said she kissed him on the cheek – without him responding – and they’ve gone on a date, which he said was just the two of them showing up early.”
Chloe reacted just as I imagined she would. Her mouth moved but no words came out and her eyes were wide and unblinking.
“That so means he’s cheating on you! Why didn’t you dump him? Tell me you’re at least making his life a living hell?”
“Not really Chlo. He grovelled for a bit then I forgave him just to shut him up, even though I was still mad.” Chloe headbutted the table in frustration at my actions but it only caused me to laugh. At that moment the others decided to join us and all of them looked quite confused by Chloe’s actions.
“Um Rea?” Lindsay left the question hanging, instead choosing to wave her arms around, gesturing towards Chloe’s hunched body.
“She’s mad because I haven’t dumped Kai. I was in the middle of telling her about the trouble her texts caused last night.”
They just nodded as if that was enough to satisfy them while I turned my attention back to Chloe.
“So do you want to hear the rest of the story or you planning on continuing until you knock yourself out or even worse get a huge bruise on your forehead that not even make up will cover?”
Instantly she stopped at my words, which drew fits of laughter from the others. We all knew that it was the latter option that caused the instant halt to her actions.
“Go on then, even though I probably don’t want to hear it,” she said while raising her head.
“After that I dropped the subject of the other girl and asked him about his family, which caused him to become even angrier than the cheating accusation surprisingly. He refused to tell me anything saying he’s allowed some secrets and called me an idiot when I said I told him most things. Anyway that’s when he signed out and we haven’t spoken since.”
I looked around to find the faces of my friends all staring at me with blank, unreadable, expressions. The cafeteria was getting busier as lunch had started but my friends’ gazes never wavered from my face.
“Come on guys it’s not that bad and if he doesn’t say anything by the time I get home I will dump him OK? I just don’t want to be the one to give in first,” I said just to break the silence that was quickly becoming unnerving. It seemed to work and everyone except Chloe went back to picking at their food.
“You better Rea, it’s no good just saying it to make us happy. He really is no good for you.”
“Yeah okay Mum.” A few laughed at my comment but Chloe just scowled, apparently offended that her demands were being ignored.
“I need some time to think and get my head around things. I really like him and don’t want to ruin it Chlo.”
She just shrugged, focused more on the piece of bread she was slowly pulling apart.
“Whatever Rea, don’t whine at me
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