"You talked to her when we were together. Loved you at your worst but that didn't matter."
Leo indeed arrived around 4 o'clock and i think he ran to the library on time. He's soaking wet.
"Am i late? It's raining cats and dogs." -Leo said while catching his breath and wiping himself some dry tissue.
It's raining???
I looked at the window and it's really raining cats and dogs.
After drying himself and catching his breath we began the tutoring. He is somehow a fast learner. He's actually smarter than me.
I don't even call it "tutoring", I call it "brainstorming".
If he disagrees with me, it will take us a long time debating.
We pissed the librarian off that we almost got kicked out.
He even told me he likes arguing with me because i got mad easily and my face is funny. -_-
And that studying or debating took us 3 hours.
Credits to Leo for some brand new things i have learned today.
At 7 o'clock we have decided to stop and go home, Leo offered to buy me dinner and i refused.
"Please, you won't accept my money, just let me buy you dinner." -Leo, whispering.
We are on our way out of the library.
"Leo, even if we eat dinner, you're still paying. It's still your money." -Me, whispering too.
I was about to walk out the door when i spotted Jack and Melissa walking towards the library.
"Come o---" -Leo
"Shush"
I panicked that i shushed Leo, almost slapping his face without thinking and dragged him behind the door to hide.
My heart is beating so fast. I feel like I'm the one who's cheating, i dont want them to see me.
Leo looked at me for a moment and looked out the door.
He look back at me with confused look on his face and ask.
"What's wrong? It's just Jack and Melissa." -Leo
I stand properly.
"Nothing." -Me
Leo stared at me for a long time.
"Ice cream?" -Leo
"Ha?" -Me, confused.
"You know, ice cream is a dessert best served with a side of a broken heart. But you can only eat ice cream after we eat dinner tho." -Leo looking so stupidly concerned.
"Leo *chuckles*, I'm fine. Let's just go home." -Me
"Next time then." -Leo
"Whatever." -Me
By the way, we are still whispering cause we're still at the library, beside the door
Then we part ways after seeing Jack and Melissa left.
I don't know what Leo was thinking but maybe he thinks I'm just being jealous or maybe he thinks I'm paranoid. Please let that be his thinking.
But i know he's not dumb. *sigh*
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A week after that, Leo's been pissing me off.
Texting me nonsense.
Would call me in the middle of the night just to fucking ask for my opinion about useless things, that would take us until morning talking.
And he's funny.
He even invited me on his birthday next month. I think we're friends now.
Speaking of, he just texted me some of his stupid opinions right now.
"Hahahaha crazy." -i said in between laughs
"Who's that?"
Oh. And im with Jack right now. Just sitting in the field. Same vacancy.
I stop laughing and look at Jack.
"Oh. It's just Leo." -Me
"Baby, I'm starting to get jealous with the closeness you have with Leo." -Jack
I look at Jack
"What? He's your teammate and we're just friends." -Me
"He's been telling everyone from the team how funny you are, how funny your face could be when you're getting pissed and how funny it gets when you replied "stop pissing me off" I never saw that side of yours before." -Jack
What's there to get jealous about?
"He's just a friend, Jack." -Me
I looked away. He's unbelievable.
"I'm just making sure." -Jack
Really Jack?
Jack was not around me for a week too.
He's been excusing himself to practice, only now does he have some free time 'for me' specifically and been forcing me to go home early.
He can't lie to me no more. I've been asking Leo about practice and i know Jack's been lying.
And there are some things i only just knew from Leo.
"By the way babe, we will be at Rex's later doing some projects." -Jack
This is one of those things i knew from Leo too. That 'friday night project' Jack has been telling me is just a dinner with Rex's family, Jack and Rex's family are close. I don't really understand the motive of lying about this.
"Okay." -Me
"I gotta go babe." -Jack
"Oh? Okay." -Me
"And stop talking to Leo. Iloveyou *kisses my forehead*" -Jack
"Ye. Iloveyou." -Me
Lemme guess, Leo beeing around me makes him worry not because he's jealous, it's because he's scared I'd caught him lying.
Guess what baby? I've caught you a long time ago.
Everything that's been happening is getting funnier and funnier day by day.
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I'm at the library finishing my report.
It's almost 6 o'clock when I finished and decided to go home.
I'm inside my car in the parking lot.
I received a text message from Leo asking where i am.
"Schools parking lot. Why?"
I didn't leave. I waited for Leo's response.
Jack is calling....
I'm about to answer the call but it stops.
Owkeeeey????
"Baby where are you? I'm still in the gym. Can you come?" Jacks message after a minute.
I thought you'd go home early today?
I went to the gym.
Nobody's there when i arrive. I went to the boys locker room, i heard giggles, i open the door slowly and quietly.
I frozed.
Jack is kissing Melissa in front of the locker.
They're not just kissing, they're making out.
I can't move.
I feel like my heart's breaking...
The door I opened is behind Jack, he didn't notice me and Melissa is facing the door, she didn't notice me as well.
Enjoying so much huh?!
I'm just standing there for almost a minute when I saw Leo just got out from the washroom covering his lower body with just a towel, I saw how he froze when he saw Jack and Melissa making out.
The door Leo opened is at Jack's left side. Jack and Melissa got his attention that he didn't notice me standing at the main door.
"WTF!!!" - Leo is almost shouting when he said that.
Jack stops and looked at Leo.
Melissa saw me, she wasn't even shocked or anything, she's smirking.
"None of your business." -Jack
After Jack said that, he kisses Melissa again.
Melissa's just looking at me while kissing Jack.
I can't take my eyes away from them.
"Ollie." - Leo, almost whispering.
I saw how Jacks back straighten up and slowly looked at me.
"Babe" -Jack, with his eyes wide open.
"Hi." I smile widely at him.
"What are you doing here?" - Jack
You still have the guts to ask me that? Unbelievable!?
"You texted me to come here. I was just gonna check why are you still here when you told me you'd be home early today for your project at Rex's but all I see is this? *gesturing them*" - my voice broke.
Jack looked at me confused and scared at the same time
He looked at Melissa. She just shrugs her shoulder.
Oh. I guess she's the one who sent the text.
I feel my tears falling so fast and my throat is hurting.
I noticed Leo from my peripheral view that he's changing into his clothes like he is in a rush.
Jack looked back at me.
"Let me explain." -Jack
"No."
Jack is trying to reach me but i move away.
"Don't touch me." - i coldly said.
Jack stops moving.
"How long?"
Jack didn't answer.
"How long have you been cheating on me, Jack." - i sounds like im begging him to answer me.
"Cheating? Ha!? He's not cheating on you. He's cheating ON ME just to be with you." -Melissa said while pointing herself.
Before i could say anything, Leo dragged me away from the gym.
"Hey! Where are you taking her?" -Jack
"None of your business!" - Leo copied Jack's words.
I can feel Leo's mad. He's gripping my hand so hard.
"Leo, you're hurting me." - i said in between sobs.
"Oh. I'm sorry." - loosening his grips
"Why did you grabbed mw away from there? I still have some things to ask Jack!" -Me, crying.
"Our teammates were still there when I entered the washroom, Rex was still there. I just didn't expect to see that when I got out from the washroom. And then I saw you, staring at them with your tears keep falling, you can't blame me to feel obligated to take you away from them." -Leo
We stopped walking when we reached the parking lot.
"I'm taking you home." -Leo
"I have my car with me." -Me
"You can't drive feeling like that." -Leo
"I can." -Me
"No. I'm taking you home and we're buying ice cream." -Leo
"Okay." -Me
He opened his car door for me. The moment i sat down that's when i cried and cried.
I have known this for 2 months now that Jack has been cheating on me. I've been imagining scenarios too. I've been always expecting this but, when it really happened, you can't just do what you thought you would do with them. It still feels surprising and unexpected.
"Anyways, why did you texted me asking where i was?" - im still sobbing.
"Text you?" -Leo
Leo looked confused.
"Ye, you asked me where i was." -Me
"I didn't." -Leo
Then it hit me. Melissa used Leo's phone to ask me where i am then texted me to come over to the gym with Jack's phone.
It's here doings. She planned to get caught today.
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