Together But Not Really

CHAPTER - 07

ALISON'S POV

"Finally, home sweet home." I groaned in delight as I crashed into my bed. Now I was feeling at ease. I was so sleepy that the moment my head hit the pillow, I basically passed out. I don't know for how long I have slept but it seemed like I was out for long as the sun had already set and it was evening by now. My stomach was growling from hunger, which made sense as I had eaten nothing since morning and now I was feeling like I could eat like some bear who had been starving for years.

I was feeling too lazy to cook something for myself, so ordering something from outside was a convenient option. I was looking for my mobile which I had thrown somewhere in my room before falling to sleep when I heard my doorbell ring. Who was it? At this hour? I tried to guess who it possibly could be on my way to the door. And the moment I opened the door I was engulfed in a tight hug that I could barely even breathe.

"Jess, I can't breathe." My overly affectionate best friend has this habit of nearly killing people with her dear hugs. Trust me, her hugs are no less than a choke slam.

"Oh, I am sorry. You okay." she asked while laughing at my face, which had turned a light shade of red due to shortage of oxygen.

"So, I brought your favorite burritos." she dangled the plastic bag in front of me as I stood aside so she could get in.

"You are the best!" I screamed and quickly snatched the bag from her and made my way to the kitchen while jumping on my feet in happiness. Believe or not, burritos should be declared as a national happy food. While I was busy taking out cold-drink and plates, Jessica waited for me in my drawing room, literally sprawled out on my sofa. She has been here so many times that it's like a second home to her now.

"Spill the beans girl. I can't wait." she asked the moment I sat beside her after keeping the burritos and cold drinks on the table.

"What beans?" she could clearly see confusion on my face as she flicked my head, her way of telling me that I am stupid.

"You dumb woman. How did your anniversary go? What did you and Ethan do? I want to know all of it. And don't you dare skip anything." her question had me buffering, I had no idea what to tell her. She seemed so excited but she didn't know what was coming.

"We broke up." as I said those three words, her eyes widened. Yeah Jess, I was as shocked as you if not more.

"You guys broke up. Like really break up, kind of broke up? But what happened? You guys have been together for like forever and now are broken up after all these years. Wasn't everything going fine between you guys?" she asked again.

"Not break up because, teachinally I was the one to dump him." I told her while her eyes still stayed wide in shock.

"But why?" the question Jess asked me was the one that I was asking myself. Why did we have to break up? Why did he have to do that to me? Why after all those years? Why after all those promises? Turned out everything was a lie.

"He is an jerk Jess. That asshole cheated on me." my eyes were welling up and I was trying so hard not to cry over that moron again. I didn't want another pathetic crying session.

"And you know what? His audacity to do it on our anniversary day, Jess, on our anniversary. God knows for how long he was going behind my back. Every time he told me that he was busy, I bought it. This time on our anniversary, I really wanted to give a surprise and make him happy by showing up at his apartment. But guess what, Jess, the joke was on me. I got a hell of a surprise and it wasn't a good one. I saw him there over some b***h, both of them n***d and moaning. Their moans of pleasure and the sight of them n***d still makes me sick Jess. I am disgusted. After that, I ran away from there. I could just stand there. Even though my legs wobbled, I still ran and he followed me. And you know Jess, what he said- sorry. A damn sorry. That was all he could say. That bastard couldn't even make an excuse." Jessica rubbed soothing circles on my back as I terribly failed to keep my words and ended up hysterically crying.

I thought I was all okay now. I believed now that the tears from yesterday had dried, I could finally go on with my life. But I realized that no amount of sobs or alcohol was going to make it right. Just now, after telling Jess all the s**t about yesterday, it had me crying again and an ache remind in my heart. I hate him, and I would despise him all my life for what he did to me. I really thought we had a future together and he shattered all my hopes in a blink.

"That f*****g piece of s**t. I always felt suspicious of him, that a*s-hat was never good for you Ali, believe me, you deserve better. I swear just tell me his address. I will go there, gauge his eyes out and stab him till he bleeds to death. A slow painful death." I didn't know if she was serious, of course she wasn't, but it still made a smile come on my face and my shoulders shook as I chuckled lightly. I hugged her with my tear-stricken face while she continued to curse at my ex-boyfriend.

"Yeah, beat his ass." and we both sniggered.

"I guess we need to heat up the burritos." I retorted in between my giggles and we both looked at the now cold burritos. So I took the plate to put it in the microwave.

"Let me get you an ice-cream and then we are having a movie night." Jessica yelled as she stood up and followed behind to fetch the ice-cream from my fridge.