I was currently on my way home to an empty house. Andrea left her car for me, so they all took Julian's car for the road trip. It's been a week already since they've been gone. All I've been doing was going to work everyday, coming home, painting, eating, and going to sleep. I haven't really heard from any of them, nor have I tried to reach out. I wanted them to enjoy their time. I only heard from Justin two days ago when they first arrived to Miami. We face timed for a bit, but that was it.
I arrived home and pulled up into Andrea's driveway. I pulled out my keys, ready to unlock her front door, when I noticed that the door was slightly open. What the...I'm pretty sure I closed the door this morning. Did someone break in? I peeked into the window next to the door, trying to detect any movement. The light in the living room was on, and a shadow moved across the wall. I jumped back, my heart racing. Who the hell was in there? I pulled my phone out and quickly ran back to Andrea's car. I locked the doors and got ready to dial 911, when Andrea suddenly appeared at the door, throwing a suitcase down the front steps. What the heck? What was she doing here?
I went into the house and made my way up the stairs, hearing things being slammed around. "Drea, you almost gave me a heart attack! I thought someone broke into the house. What are you doing here?" I asked, following the noises in order to find her. I found her in Jenn's room, throwing Jenn's clothes into a suitcase. "Whoa, whoa, what's going on?"
She turned to face me, tears streaming out of her puffy, red eyes. "I found your friend in bed with Julian!" she yelled, as she bent down to start emptying all of the drawers.
"Wait, what? Are you serious? When? Where is she?" I asked, confused. She ignored all of my questions and continued to vigorously pack. "Drea, calm down. Talk to me. Tell me what happened."
She stopped, looking defeated, and started crying. I sat down on the floor next to her, and gave her a comforting hug. After her cries quieted down, she started talking. "We were at a party last night...we were all drinking and having a good time. I drank a lot and started to feel nauseous, so I went back to the room early to lay down. I opened the door to find Jenn and Julian in bed together." I held her as she started to cry again.
"Wow...that's not like Jenn. She's not that kind of person. Where are they now?" I asked, rubbing her back.
"I don't know and I don't give a fuck!"
"Where's Justin?" I asked, knowing he was probably dealing with the other side of the aftermath. She paused, remaining quiet. "Drea, where's Justin? Is he with them?"
"I don't know...I have to tell you something else" she began. I raised my eyebrow, waiting for her to continue. "I went looking for him after I found them together, and..." she paused again.
"And what?" I asked, getting nervous.
"I found him kissing up on another girl" she finished. My heart sunk as she said what I was afraid she would say.
"Seriously?" I asked, feeling anger build up inside of me. "Fuck him!"
"I'm so sorry Dai. We both got fucked over." She proceeded to throw clothes into suitcases as I ran into my room to call Jenn. The call went straight to voicemail. After a few minutes, the front door opened. Where is Andrea going? I went into the hallway, seeing Andrea come out of Jenn's room at the same time. Wait, so if Andrea is up here with me then...oh no...Andrea flew down the stairs and I ran after her, knowing something was about to go down. "Bitch, what the fuck are you doing in my house!?" I heard her shout.
I ran into the kitchen, just in time to find her and Jenn in a tussle. Andrea had Jenn in a headlock, and was punching her in the face, as Jenn attempted to defend herself. Jenn managed to grab a fistful of Andrea's hair, and yanked hard. "I told you not to come back here!" Andrea yelled as she continued to punch Jenn.
"Guys, stop!" I yelled, as I attempted to pry them apart. In the process, I was jabbed in the face. "Shit!" I yelled, as I briefly held my nose. Then I went in again, attempting to pull them apart. Julian and Justin came running into the room, immediately trying to separate them as well. Justin went behind Andrea, wrapping his arms around her stomach and pulling her away from Jenn. Julian did the same to Jenn.
"Don't touch me!" Jenn yelled at Julian, as she pulled herself away from him. I walked over to her, moving Julian aside, and stood in front of her in case she tried to jump at Andrea again. I looked behind me to find Justin standing in front of Andrea.
"I packed your shit! I want you out of my fucking house!" Andrea yelled over Justin's shoulder at Jenn. "You too, lieing ass!" she said to Julian. Nobody moved, as we all breathed heavily from the commotion. "Out!" Andrea yelled. Julian immediately began walking past her. She reached out and tried to attack him. Justin, being quicker, held her back.
"Relax!" Justin shouted, as he held her arms down. Julian hurried past and sped out the front door. I led Jenn upstairs into her room.
"Jenn, what the hell were you thinking?" I asked, after shutting the door.
"I don't know Dai. We got really fucking drunk! It just happened!" She sat on the bed and covered her face with her hands. There were scratches all over her arms.
"I don't even know what to say to you. I can't believe this happened. You know you can't stay here tonight, right? Andrea is crazy, and both of your tempers are high right now."
"Where the hell am I supposed to go?" she asked, looking up at me.
"I don't know; book a hotel for the night or something. I can't believe you guys." I refused to look at her. "Who are you? The Jenn I know would have never gotten drunk enough to have sex with her friend's boyfriend...or anybody's boyfriend for that matter." She didn't say a word; instead, looked down at her lap. "Come on, let me drive you to a hotel."
We got up and carried the remaining of her suitcases to the front door. She brought them out to the car as I went into the kitchen to check on Andrea. She was sitting at the table, talking to Justin. They looked up as I entered the room. "I hope that hoe is not still in my house" Andrea said as she angrily wiped away a tear.
"Jenn's going to a hotel. I'm about to go drop her off. I'll be back in a few" I said, as I grabbed the keys off of the table, making sure I didn't acknowledge Justin at all. I felt his eyes on my back as I left. I dropped Jenn at a hotel and waited with her until she got a room. After she got settled in, I drove back to Andrea's house. Sitting on her front steps was Justin, with his elbows resting on his knees. He stood up as I pulled into her driveway. I got out of the car and walked past him, straight to the front door.
"Daisy" he called out, walking after me. I fumbled with the keys, my hands trembling, as I tried to unlock the door. He covered my hand with his own, causing me to turn around and face him.
"Justin, I really don't wanna do this right now" I said, as I pulled my hand away from his grasp.
"I know you're mad...I know I fucked up. But if you would just listen to me-" he began, but I cut him off.
"Listen for what? I don't need to hear any sorry's, and I don't need to hear any excuses. I'm tired, Justin. I really don't want to talk to you right now. Just leave me alone." He reached out to touch my arm, with guilt stricken eyes. I dodged his touch, and walked around him, onto the front lawn.
"Daisy, just let me explain!" he said as he followed me. I stopped walking and turned around, full anger in my eyes.
"You're a liar! You say you have feelings for me, and this and that! And I was stupid enough to fall for your words! I should have known!" I shouted at him.
"Daisy, you're gonna cause a scene. Chill" he said, as his eyes scanned the block.
"Don't you tell me to chill! And don't even bother explaining anything to me because I won't believe a single word that comes out of your mouth!" I continued to yell. A spark of lightning went off in the dark sky. "You're so fake...acting like you really care about me but as soon as I'm not around, you decide to mess around with another girl. You were dumb to do it around my friends though. I thought you were a decent dude, but I guess I was wrong." I stood in the middle of the lawn, as he stood several paces back.
"Daisy, stop talking reckless! You need to understand-" He said, raising his voice, but I cut him off again.
"I don't need to understand shit! You need to leave!" I started for him, and pushed him backward.
"Daisy, chill out!" He held my hands so I couldn't push him again. A loud thunder bolt rang through the sky, and rain instantly started slicing through the air. I pried my hands from his grasp and backed away from him, with anger and hurt in my eyes. We remained still and silent, watching each other, as the rain poured down our bodies.
Without another word, I walked up the steps and unlocked the door, heading inside. I shut the door without looking back, and shivered as the warmth of the house encased my body. Leaning against the door, I released the tears that were fighting to be free. They rolled down my cheeks as I turned around and peeked through the peephole in the door. Justin turned around and walked away, into the rainy night. I headed up the stairs and went to Andrea's room to check on her, finding her asleep in her bed. I went into my room and peeled the wet clothes off of me, hopped into the shower and washed the day's events away.