Chapter Three::Healing Hickey.
I can’t believe I was doing this all over again.
I headed back to the dining room table, a cup of tea in my hands for the sniffling blonde waiting for me.
Evelyn had cried so many tears, Moses himself wouldn’t be able to maneuver through them, and yet I couldn’t find make myself care.
“Did you add milk?” She questioned, grabbing the tea from my hands.
I nodded.
“Of course.”
“Good…good. Oh, gosh Aubrey. I can’t believe this is happening to me!” I made myself comfortable in my chair. “Like, I make one mistake and that’s it? He’s done?”
“You mean he broke up with you?” I asked.
“Well, no, he just stormed out…but what if he does? It’s so unfair! I mean, it’s not like I wanted to sleep with someone else!”
“Well, you must have seeing as how I doubt you just fell into bed with this other guy.”
Evelyn stared at me.
“Why are you being so mean?” she snapped.
I raised an eyebrow and opened my mouth to speak, but closed it before I actually said anything.
The last time we had this conversation, I had been the supportive best friend who had promised to do whatever I could to help her fix things…I guess I just didn’t want to run through it again.
But it’s not like I could explain that to her.
“I…I’m a little hungover, Eve. Sorry.”
“Well, you should be. I’m having a crisis! Gosh, why did you drink so much yesterday, anyways?”
I blinked at her.
“Because it was my birthday….which you missed, by the way.”
She frowned.
“I was there for you during the day! Sorry I missed the party, but you know I was hired to attend that club promotion! The life of a business woman isn’t easy, you know.”
I raised an eyebrow.
“You mean a socialite,” I corrected.
She rolled her eyes.
“Potato, patato. Anyways, are you going to help me or not?”
“Evelyn, I-”
“Because, seriously, it’s kind of your fault, you know? Like, I’m sorry, but if you hadn’t had that party last night then Blake would have been with me at the club promotion and I wouldn’t have cheated-”
“Evelyn, shut up. You cannot blame your mistakes on me!” I snapped. I didn’t remember her saying this last year…then again, the moment I started ‘being mean’ to her, I guess it’s true that this whole conversation took a different course than last time. But anyways, her blaming me made something inside my stomach feel heavy.
This girl who started dating the guy I was literally in love with cheated on him and then blames me for it?
While my immediate reaction would be to call Blair in and let her flip a shit and handle the situation, the fact of the matter is that Evelyn –no matter how selfish and self-righteous- has still been my best friend since we were children.
“Evelyn, I need you to leave.”
She looked about as shocked as I felt.
“…Excuse me? Aubrey, I’m having a crisis! You’re my best friend, I-”
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Romance"I wish that Evelyn wasn't engaged to Blake. I wish that this whole ridiculous night had never happened...I wish I could completely re-do the last year of my life and have Blake fall in love with me. If I knew what I know now, I would have fought fo...
