It was a typical Sunday afternoon where I was laid in my room, bored out of my mind. Well, that was until received a message from Ethan, which was unusual because he never messaged me. Instantly, I tapped on the message, it read:
Confusion spread across my face as to why Simon said he was busy. Even if he was, he usually tells me about it. So, I decided to go and ask him.
***
As I walked into the living room, I saw him messaging an unknown contact, but when he saw me, he frantically hid his phone, almost as if he was hiding something. "Oh- uh Lexi, is everything ok?"
Suspiciously, I replied "yeah, but why did you tell Ethan that you were busy tonight, I'm sure you haven't got anything going on?"
"Oh.. uh yeah last night I arranged to meet t- I mean Josh at the pub. We wanted to go over some important documents related to the sidemen."
I knew he was lying, something about his tone of voice told me. I was desperate to confront him about it, but even if I did, I knew he would deny it. So, almost like I was oblivious to the situation, I replied, "ok, il go on my own then."
Quickly, he said "ok, have fun." Then, he irritatedly got up to leave, almost as if he was trying to get away from me. I knew he was hiding something, but I needed to find out what. Several thoughts crossed my mind, but it kept leading back to the same conclusion: was he cheating on me?
***
(At Ethan's house)
Knowing Ethan was a part of the sidemen, he would have an idea of where and when sidemen meetings took place, so I began to question him: "Ethan, do you know anything about Josh and Simon meeting up at a pub for discussing sidemen documents? He told me that's why he was busy."
Confused, Ethan spoke, "What do you mean they met up at a pub? Josh told me he'd gone to see his parents with Freya tonight. And, if there was a meeting or anything involving the sidemen, I would know about it."
A smug smile arose to my face, along with a surge of rage. I knew it. I knew that there was something to hide. I had all the evidence I needed to prove his selfish lies to me. So, without replying to Ethan, I furiously arose from my seat and headed straight to the car.
I was going to find him.