Mistaken Love

The Ugly Truth

TWO YEARS LATER

  "This long distance s**t is killing me Chelsea!" I whined. Lying on my bed, racking my brain! How am I going to tell everyone I care about, that I'm moving to Texas. I know it's going to be hard but this is the only way Hector and I can move forward. Spending all this time traveling back and forth was really taking a toll on my checkbook. I feel like I live at the airport now! 

Chelsea walks out of my closet, sitting on the bed across from me. Taking in a deep breath " Scarlet I know you care for Hector but you have got to stop this." She said looking concern. "You don't work on your business anymore to work at the bar full time. The time you spend here you're working, the rest of the time  you are in Texas. It feels like you dropped everything for Hector." 

  She was right! I had put everything on hold so I could get moved. Once Hector and I were comfortable than I would start over making it work in Texas. Hector and I had made planned for me to move in with him and I had already had a new job line up. It was all set! All that needed to be done was pack my apartment and say good-bye to everyone I knew. The two weeks I had to put in at work would be plenty of time to get all that done. Right now I just needed to tell my best friend my new life plans and I knew she wasn't going to be happy. She had not liked what Hector and my relationship had turned into and regretted calling me over that morning. "I know! I replied knowing this wasn't going to go well. Than it hit me. "It's been a long time since you and I went out for a girls day. Let's do that tomorrow!?" I say excited for some quality time my best friend and knowing that would be the perfect time to tell her.

 Chelsea was thrilled about our "Girls Day" and quickly left soon after, leaving me to think about my move and where to begin packing my apartment. I tried calling Hector to get any ideas he may have on the route I would be taking to Texas but it went to voicemail. Realizing that I had not talked to him today. I had just gotten back from a visit with him two days ago, when we decided this was going to be my last trip back and it was to pick up my stuff and tie up some loose ends. 

I didn't think much of it as I went on with my day. Starting to organize my closet since that was going to be my biggest battle to pack. By night fall I came out of my perfectly clean closet completely worn out. I check my phone and still no call from Hector so I'll try him one more time before I call it a night.

  "Hey" He answers on the first ring, his voice cold. "I really can't talk right now!"

"Oh I'm sorry!" I responded feeling guilty for interrupting him. "Why don't you call me when you get done, Babe!"

 "No! I can't." His tone sharp. "I don't need you to come here anymore!"

 "What do you mean Hector? What's going on." I ask confused.

" I met someone else! He blankly replied

Part of me wants to believe he is only getting cold feet so he's making this up to push me away. My heart is screaming THIS CAN'T BE TRUE! "What do me-" I was cut off.

 "Before you turn this into a big thing just remember, I never promised you anything. We were just having some fun! Do you really think I would want someone like you to be my wife. Look at where you live and where you come from. How can I take you home to meet my family?" His words cut me open!

   Everything he knew I had tried so hard to overcome, he threw in my face to make sure to hurt me. If he found someone new and wanted to move on than tell me and we can move on but to put me down the way he did was uncalled for. I knew right than I had wasted my time on A PIECE OF s**t and I wasn't going to let him know how much he hurt me. "I hope it all works out for you Hector." I tried to say as calmly as I could before I quickly hung up the phone so he wouldn't hear me explode.