Forgotten Memories.

Life Changes

Natalie P.O.V

Have you ever wondered why things can change in the blink of an eye? Well, recently I have, and I can't seem to find where my life has gone wrong. I had everything I ever wanted and needed really!, but then life happened, and shît changed so fast I was left reeling.

My best friend went missing, and everything has rolled down hill from there. I am currently sitting in this club and waiting for my boyfriend to show up. He doesn't know I am here waiting for him, but I am done being ignored by him and I don't like his shady behavior. I don't sit and wait. I'm not that type of girl, and I will always go for what I want and defend what I think is right.

I am currently sitting at the bar sipping my s*x-on-the-beach, looking around for the familiar green-eyed man that is currently pissing me off in his absence fûcking! Dîck man, Jarod Knight. He has been blowing me off lately,I don't get it we had such a good night last week, and then he has been avoiding me since, so here I am to demand answers from his sorry aŝs. I finished my drink and waited for the bartender to come back to me.

I caught movement from the corner of my eye, When I turned to see what it was. My blood ran cold what the fûck!, so that's what he is doing, huh? He can't answer my calls or text, but he can be out with some other bîtch. OK, I got his fûcking! number now! Piece of shît! My body has a mind of its own because no matter how hard I try, I can't stop it from shaking.

I'm hurt and angry the last 2 fûcking years. I've wasted my time with him. How long has he been seeing others, Jėsus! The thought makes me sick. The bartender comes over and asks what I want. I told him, "Two shots of tequila and a hypnotic tonic." He nodded and went to fill my drinks. I look back to where I saw Jarod last, and he's sitting there with some brunette perched on his lap, he has his hands on her body like he had to mine so many times, and I'm just getting more angry, I want to beat their aŝses.

My drinks being set down brings me back to what's in front of me. I drank the shots one after the other, shaking my head to clear the burn, taking deep breaths, trying to calm myself down. I picked up my other drink, and I was startled by someone touching my lower back, then I heard, "Hey beautiful, what are you doing here alone?" I looked up, and there he was sexy as ever, Jeremy Waters, Destiny's older brother, one of the twins. He was smirking at me, I shrugged my shoulders and said, "I'm on a recon mission. Want to join me?" he sits next to me with his cute smirk as he says,"What are we doing recon for? "I turn to find my soon-to-be ex and I point to him and say "That I need to confront him, so I can fûcking end it with him for good. I'm not going to be with a man that will cheat on me," I really want to cry right now and watching him with another woman hurts my heart. I thought he loved me and here he is with her, and he has been ignoring me lately and acting strange the last couple of months. I thought it was stress at work. That's what he told me was going on when I asked what was going on, but I see how wrong I was to trust him.

Jeremy touches my hand asking "What's wrong sweetheart? What brought you here to do recon?," smiling a sad smile I told him everything from the night he showed up at our apartment 2 months ago drunk, and then waking up to destiny screaming because he was in her room and in her bed. How I got him out of there and back to my bed, and he passed out. Then we talked about it the next day, and he apologized for being drunk that night and everything that happened in between then and tonight and the reason I'm here now and how my co-worker had said they saw Jarod a few times with a different woman here at this club and so here I am getting my answers and having my heart ripped out. Saying those words out loud has the tears I was keeping at bay falling, and I can't stop them anymore. He touched my arm softly, "Hey, don't let that foolish man have your tears' sweetheart. You deserve better than that, leave his aŝs and his cheating ways behind and find someone that is worthy of and deserves you and your time... you are an amazing girl, Nat. You are beautiful, smart, kind and funny. Any man alive would be lucky to call you theirs!" smiling, he winks at me. His words made me blush, and I couldn't help but look over at the asŝhole again, watching him with her and the way he was acting. He's changed. I don't know when or why, but he has, and I don't feel like I know him anymore. I decided right then and there that I was going to confront him and end it right now.

Jeremy asked what I wanted to do, so I told him I was going to end the relationship now. He told me he was right there when I was ready, and he would take me home. I thanked him and decided it was time to end it. I'm a little buzzed as I get up and run my hands down my tight dress. Jeremy is watching my movements. I can feel his eyes on me. He reminds me of destiny with his smile and I really miss my friend. I wish she had been there with me. She always gave me courage when I didn't have any. I asked Jeremy if he knows anything about Destiny, but the look he gives me worries me, but he said he has an update, but he can't tell me in public, and he promises to tell me when he takes me home. I agree with that.

I turned and walked towards the asŝhol, taking a deep breath when I stopped, I stood 2 feet in front of him, putting my hand out, I said as loud as I can. "Hi I'm Natalie, this asŝholes girlfriend for the last two fúcking years. Who are you? Jarod's eyes went wide, and his mouth hung open. He was caught, and he couldn't even speak a word to me.

His play thing of the night looked at me, then him and said, "Oh, I didn't know he had a girlfriend," and stood up. I took a step closer and sneered, "Well, I'm sure you had no idea after all. Why would a cheating piece of shît!! Think about telling the other women about his long-term relationship," Looking at him, I continue, "Which is now over by the way Jarod, you fûcked up by cheating on me. How long has this been going on, huh? I wasted years on you, and this is what I get in return?.. Yeah, well, you can keep him, honey. I'm out!" I grabbed the glass of wine on the table and threw it in his face. I wanted to punch him, but I turned around, and walked the fûck away. Ten steps! Ten fûcking steps away!. He grabbed my arm, stopping me, trying to explain. I spun around and cut him off, by slapping him right in his cheating face, and screamed at him, "NO! You don't get to explain anything.. You have ignored me and, blown me off for the last week and I've had enough. Now I can see why.. so go back to your little fûck toy and fûck off. We. Are. Done!" ripping my arms away from his touch, I walked away from him, pushing the doors open "fûck him!"

I made it outside breathing in the colder air while the tears poured from my eyes, blurring my vision with no restraint. I can feel Jeremy as he takes hold of me wrapping me in a warm hug, talking softly, "Hey there your OK sweetheart. Let it out." letting me cry in his chest for however long we stood there, he whispered, "let's get you home now" hugging me from the side, he walked us to his car leaning against it, moving me in front of him. He just let me hug him and cry out my hurt until I calmed down enough to think. After wiping my tears away, he helped me into the car, buckling me in. He walked around to the driver's side and started the car. As we drove out on the street, I saw Jarod standing by the curb waiting for his driver to arrive. I looked away as we went past him. I don't want to see him again.

As Jeremy drives, we sit in silence till we reach my apartment. When Jeremy gets out, he comes and helps me from the car. He held his hand to me, "Come on, I'll go up with you, and we can talk alright." I nodded, taking his hand, I let him lead me through the doors and into my apartment. I told Jeremy to make himself at home while I changed and to grab a beer from the fridge for us, walking past Destiny's room. My heart hurts. I miss my friend so much.

After I changed, I went out and sat with Jeremy on the couch. He handed me a beer. I watched him as I took a drink from the bottle, thinking about what to say. I asked,"What were you at the club for tonight? I didn't ask before, I'm sorry I was so preoccupied". He looked at me for a minute before he answered "I was waiting for someone, but they canceled and couldn't make it, then I saw you, and you know the rest." We talked for a while after that, and I reminded him about the update he had on Destiny. He gave me a look and told me that what he was about to tell me could not be repeated, and until the person is caught, no one can know this information. I readily agree and promised him I won't tell anyone. I would do anything for Destiny.

She saved me. Nobody knows it, but she did. If it wasn't for her bravery, the abuse would have continued on, and I would have been trapped there with my stepfather hurting me still to this day, and for that I would be in her debt forever. Jeremy was surprised by my confession, but he told me everything he knew so far, and to say I was shocked is an understatement. "Can I see her?" I asked as the tears kept falling. Jeremy hugs me and says, "I'll make it happen. Just don't tell anyone we found her OK. Not one single person can know. We do not know who took her or why they beat her so badly, so we have to be cautious."

Loud banging on my door has me jumping up. What the hell? Then we heard him yelling, "Open the door, Natalie now!!". It's Jarod.

I ran to the door, sliding the chain lock in place with shaking hands, I backed away from the door and told him to go away and leave me alone. He continued yelling. I refused to open the door, yelling at him to fûck off! The neighbor came out and threatened to call the police on him, so he left my door, but he's in the lobby, his car parked outside the building still, I'm shaking, trying to calm down. It's 2 am and this day has been a lot already. Emotionally, I am wrecked. Jeremy helps me to my room and into bed he tells me he will sleep in Destiny's room tonight and if I need him he is here for me.

I appreciate not being alone tonight. My best friend has amazing brothers. She is very lucky they care about her. I lay in bed tossing and turning for a bit before I couldn't lie there anymore. I don't know how long it's been lying here. I got up, and went to the kitchen for water. It's 3:30 am on the clock. I drank my water and headed back to my room. But I paused at Destiny's door and debated if I should go in or not. Finally, I decided fûck it and opened the door, slowly walked in and climbed into the bed next to Jeremy. He woke up asking what was wrong, but I just lay down next to him whispering, "I can't sleep. Can I lie here with you please? I don't want to be alone," he takes a breath, smiles and opens his arms and says "C'mon princess let's relax and get some rest," so I lay my head on his chest closing my eyes, breathing his scent in letting it relax me. "Thank you" I whisper to him, he started rubbing patterns on my back with his fingers, and whispered back "Your welcome sweetheart now go to sleep" I smiled and relaxed my body and mind and went right to sleep..