Who do you Love? | Joey Graceffa&Sawyer Hartman

Chapter 82: Sides?

Meghan: Babe!

She runs over, latching onto Joey.

Joey: What's going on??

He looks from her to me, puzzled. The cop from before walks over to them.

Cop: Ma'am, would you like to press charges?

Meghan: Yes!

Joey lightly pushes Meghan away from him by her shoulders.

Joey: Charges? For what?

Meghan: Mariella attacked me!

He raises an eyebrow, shocked and confused. I try and make my way over to them, but my wrist is held back. I fling my head around.

Jc: Stay here.

Mariella: But, she's lying!

I try to jerk away, but fail.

Jc: You'll just make things worse.

I stand back as Jc still has ahold of my wrist. The cop that was questions us, walks over to Meghan and Joey.

Cop: Ma'am you're going to have to replace the phone you threw in the fountain.

Meghan: What? Why?! She assaulted me!

Cop: That's destruction of property.

Joey: You threw her phone in the fountain? Wh-...

He pauses. Meghan looks to him, frowning.

Joey: That's why the phone.. You did it because of me. Because, I was talking to her?

Meghan: She shouldn't be calling you! Jo-..

Joey: We're friends! Meghan-...

Meghan: No! You can't be friends with her!!

He turns to the cop.

Joey: Officer, she'll pay for the phone.

Meghan: No, I won't! Joey, she hurt me!

Joey: I'm sure she's hurt as well.

Meghan: Why are you siding with her?! I'm your girlfriend!

Joey: I'm not siding with anybody. You're acting very immature right now.

Meghan: How can you say that..

He turns to the cops once again.

Joey: There's no need to press charges. I'll take her home.

Meghan: Joey, no!

Joey: Meghan, I'm not letting you do that to her!

She stares at him, tears filling her eyes. She raises her hand and smacks him across the face. The cops intervene, pulling her away from him.

Meghan: How could you?!

He stands there, placing his hand on his cheek.

Joey: You're just upset.. It was the heat of the moment.

Cops: Lets go. Nothing to see here everyone, move along.

They take Meghan by her arms and escort her in the opposite direction.

Meghan: I hate you!

She yells, a waterfall of tears streaming down her face. Joey looks away is dismay.

"I can't believe she hit him."

I snatch my wrist away from Jc, running over to Joey.

Mariella: Are you alright?

Joey: Why did you fight her?

Mariella: I didn't want to. I just needed to talk to you.

Joey: Why didn't you call me sooner? We could've avoided this.

Mariella: I did! She erased the voicemail I sent you last night.

Joey: You called?

Mariella: Yes. She must've heard your phone ring and saw it was me.

Joey: No wonder I was confused when you left me that message today.

He looks away, combing a hand through his hair.

Mariella: Is she pressing charges against me?

He sighs.

Joey: No.

I was relieved. But then, I remembered something.

Mariella: What time is it??

He pulls out his phone from his back pocket.

Joey: 5:58, why?

Mariella: I have to go!

Shit! Claire is going to kill me if I don't get back right now!

Joey: What about what you wanted to talk about?

Mariella: Umm.. I'll call you!

I run off, but I'm immediately stop in my tracks.

Joey: Wait! Your phones at the bottom of the fountain. Remember??

"Damn it!"

Mariella: Uhh, Stop by the Cafe at 9!

Joey: Okay!

I rush to the parking lot. I hastily look for my car, fumbling around the keys. I check my front and back pockets. Oh no. Where are they? Did I drop them? I look back, placing my hand on my forehead.

This can't be happening. I'm screwed.

Jc: Looking for these?

I turn to where my car is parked. He raises his right hand, keys dangling from his finger. I walk over and grab them, unlocking the car.

Mariella: Thanks. But, I really need to go.

I get in, slamming the door shut. Jc taps his finger on the window. I turn on the ignition, rolling the window down. He rests his forearms on the window sill.

Jc: Why are you in such a rush to get away from me?

Mariella: I'm not trying to get away from you. I need to get back to work, before I almost get fired for the second time!

Jc: Is everything alright?

Mariella: No, Jc! Everything is not alright. Now please, get off my car. I need to go!

He slowly stands up, backing away. I pull out, driving away like a mad woman.

I have no phone. I get in a street fight and almost get charged with assault. I didn't get to speak to Joey. Jc and Connor show up out of the blue and it doesn't help that pictures are floating around about Jc and I.

I'm probably going to get fired and lose my damn mind.