Rock and Roll Ruined My Life
Cheater
Rock And Roll Ruined My Life- Chapter 23- Cheater
It was four o’clock in the morning when my cell phone rang. At first I didn’t realize what it was. Then all of a sudden I jumped and tried to stand up. I sat up way too quickly and got tangled in my sheets. I fell face first onto the floor. Without bothering to untangle myself, I searched blindly for my phone. When my hand found it I opened it up and tried to speak.
“Hello?” I sounded like a chain smoker.
“Umm… Juliet?” I heard a familiar voice on the other end of the line.
“Who is this?” I asked sounding more a little more like myself.
“This is Lizzy, your friend from school.”
“Oh hey. What happened?”
“We’re outside your house… Did you forget about us coming to pick you up?”
“Yes, I think I did,” I said sounding really confused. I heard a bunch of people laugh.
“Am I on speaker phone?” I asked, laughing a croaky laugh.
“Yeah, you are,” I heard Billie say.
“Well, this isn’t embarrassing,” I laughed.
“It’s okay. We’ll wait for you out here,” Kat said.
“Okay. I’ll be right down. Bye.” I snapped my phone shut and began untangling myself. After 10 minutes I finally untangled myself. I tripped and stubbed my toe five times before I finally got downstairs to put my shoes on. I wrote a note on the fridge saying that Billie picked me up along with everyone else and left. I looked at the car and stopped. It was packed to the brim with teenagers and the windows were fogged up from all of the bodies being in the same place at once.
Billie rolled down his window and smiled. I looked from him to the people in the rear and back to him.
“Oh come on,” he teased, “you know you wanna sit back there.” I laughed and said,
“Yeah, but I’m gunna have to sit on someone.”
“Yes, that’s right,” he said in a voice that sounded like an over peppy school teacher.
“I don’t wanna squish people,” I complained.
“Oh please. Just sit in the back,” he said rolling his eyes in fake annoyance.
“Okay, okay I’m going.” I walked around to the back on the car and opened the door. I looked for the person who was least squished. My heart skipped a beat. Tom was sitting there with no one squishing him or leaning against him.
“Sorry, Tom,” I said as I climbed in and sat down on his lap.
“It’s alright,” he laughed. As soon as I closed the door, Billie took off. The sun wasn’t even out yet. I yawned and let the murmur of voices fill my brain. Before I realized it, I was fast asleep in Tom’s arms.
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“Jules, wakey wakey!” Someone poked my face. I immediately sat up to see Mike’s face right next to mine. I yelped and tried to back away, only to knock into someone else’s head.
“Ohmigosh I’m so sorry Tom!” I apologized as I turned around to see who was behind me.
“It’s fine, it was just a little tap,” he smiled rubbing his forehead. I was still sitting on his lap and my legs and arms felt thoroughly squished.
“Where are we?” I asked. It was still dark out and it looked like there were multiple cars lined up all around us.
“We’re in a parking lot in Manhattan waiting for someone to wake up,” Billie’s voice answered from somewhere in the distance.
“Oh. I’m sorry!” I apologized again.
“It’s fine,” everyone responded. I smiled.
“So, what are we waiting for?! Let’s go!” I said. Everyone cheered and began to pile out and stretch. Almost immediately afterward, everyone began to huddle up again. The January air felt five times colder. After all, we had all been in the car for about tow hours all squished up. It was like taking off a nice warm jacket in the middle of a blizzard.
“What are we gunna do?” I asked.
“Well, you know this place better than the rest of us;” Billie said putting one arm around Juliana, “take us somewhere?”
I nodded and began thinking of places we could go. There wasn’t much to do… Then, I got an idea.
“How about we go to Times Square?”
“Sounds great, lead the way.”
So off we went. It looked like I was giving a tour due to our large size. As we walked I talked to everyone about various topics. It felt great to be back in my hometown. I planned for us to go into Times Square, go see a few main attractions (The Naked Cowboy, Madame Tussauds, etc.) Then get a bite to eat at BBQ’s. The sun came out and warmed the cool air. Today was gunna be fun!
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“Hey Billie?” I said walking over to where he was eating on the other side of the table.
“What’s up?” he asked taking a bite of the chicken he ordered.
“Umm, I want to go visit a friend of mine, so I want you guys to go ahead and leave for Jersey after this. You don’t have to wait for me.”
“How are you gunna get home?” He asked.
“I’ll figure something out, don’t worry. I could always take the train to the ferry, then after I get off the ferry take the bus back home.”
“Alright, just as long as you get home okay, it’s cool. I really don’t want your parents and their friends to be mad at me for not brining you home.” I laughed.
“Don’t worry they won’t be mad at you. They know you’re like the big brother I never had.”
“Aww. Come here ‘little sis’! Give me a hug!” he joked. I leaned over and hugged him while laughing hysterically.
“Alright, I’m gunna finish eating, leave my part of the bill, and go. Okay?”
“Alright. See ya!” He waved.
I went back to my seat and finished up my dinner. I was sitting with Kat, Lizzy, Mike, and Lauren. I put my money on the table and stood up.
“I’m going to the bathroom,” I announced. They all nodded and continued eating. However, instead of turning left, I went straight and out the door and began walking toward the apartment building I knew so well.
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I reached the apartment building. It was dark and the wind blew so ferociously that I had to physically hold onto my coat to prevent it from flying off. All of the trees were bare and frozen over. The scene looked so eerie… I counted ten windows up from the dumpster on the side of the building. To my delight, Tim’s light was on. I smiled and entered their apartment code in the main entrance security system. I knew this place all too well… I got in the elevator and got off on the 10th floor. When I reached their door I stopped and listened to see if his parents and brother were home. I heard nothing.
I reached under the welcome mat in the hallway and pulled out the spare key. I unlocked the door and stepped in making sure to be completely silent. I tip-toed to the end of the hallway and stopped outside his door. Once again, I heard nothing. I counted to five and threw the door open.
“What the FUCK!” I screamed. What I saw shocked me so hard, I didn’t know what emotion to feel: hate, betrayal, or sadness.
They were so busy eating each other’s tonsils they didn’t even notice I had walked in.
I crossed over to the bed where Tim was making out with this orange skinned blonde bitch. I grabbed the girl by the shoulder and pulled her off. She fell on the floor. The look on Tim’s face was priceless. My hands were shaking with anger.
“How could you?” I asked, tears streaming down my face. “I’ve known you since we were little kids… I though I knew you…. I though you were honest, and kind, and thoughtful.” I wiped more tears away from my eyes and stepped closer to him.
“THE TIM I KNEW WAS A FUCKNG PHONY! YOU’RE A LIAR, AND A CHEATER, AND EVERYTHING I’M SO HAPPY I’M NOT. I STAYED SO FUCKING LOYAL TO YOU, AND YOU TURNED AROUND AND SLAP ME IN THE FUCKING FACE BY GOING OUT WITH THIS FUCKING WHORE! I CAN’T BELIEVE I EVER TRUSTED YOU! YOU ARE SO FULL OF SHIT IT’S UNBELIEVEABLE!” I turned to look at the girl who was still sitting on the floor. She was looking at me like I had five heads. I stepped in even closer to him.
“Don’t ever talk to me again. I. HATE. YOU! I FUCKING HATE YOU! I HOPE YOU LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER WITH THAT FUCKING BITCH!” I stormed across the room and stopped in the door-frame. I turned around to face him again. I pointed at him then to the girl and back.
“And if you EVER try to look for me, or find me, you can BET YOUR FUCKING ASS you won’t have any balls to cheat on another girl with ever again afterwards. I hope you have a really nice, fucking life, Tim.”
And with that, I slammed the front door shut and never looked back.
It was four o’clock in the morning when my cell phone rang. At first I didn’t realize what it was. Then all of a sudden I jumped and tried to stand up. I sat up way too quickly and got tangled in my sheets. I fell face first onto the floor. Without bothering to untangle myself, I searched blindly for my phone. When my hand found it I opened it up and tried to speak.
“Hello?” I sounded like a chain smoker.
“Umm… Juliet?” I heard a familiar voice on the other end of the line.
“Who is this?” I asked sounding more a little more like myself.
“This is Lizzy, your friend from school.”
“Oh hey. What happened?”
“We’re outside your house… Did you forget about us coming to pick you up?”
“Yes, I think I did,” I said sounding really confused. I heard a bunch of people laugh.
“Am I on speaker phone?” I asked, laughing a croaky laugh.
“Yeah, you are,” I heard Billie say.
“Well, this isn’t embarrassing,” I laughed.
“It’s okay. We’ll wait for you out here,” Kat said.
“Okay. I’ll be right down. Bye.” I snapped my phone shut and began untangling myself. After 10 minutes I finally untangled myself. I tripped and stubbed my toe five times before I finally got downstairs to put my shoes on. I wrote a note on the fridge saying that Billie picked me up along with everyone else and left. I looked at the car and stopped. It was packed to the brim with teenagers and the windows were fogged up from all of the bodies being in the same place at once.
Billie rolled down his window and smiled. I looked from him to the people in the rear and back to him.
“Oh come on,” he teased, “you know you wanna sit back there.” I laughed and said,
“Yeah, but I’m gunna have to sit on someone.”
“Yes, that’s right,” he said in a voice that sounded like an over peppy school teacher.
“I don’t wanna squish people,” I complained.
“Oh please. Just sit in the back,” he said rolling his eyes in fake annoyance.
“Okay, okay I’m going.” I walked around to the back on the car and opened the door. I looked for the person who was least squished. My heart skipped a beat. Tom was sitting there with no one squishing him or leaning against him.
“Sorry, Tom,” I said as I climbed in and sat down on his lap.
“It’s alright,” he laughed. As soon as I closed the door, Billie took off. The sun wasn’t even out yet. I yawned and let the murmur of voices fill my brain. Before I realized it, I was fast asleep in Tom’s arms.
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“Jules, wakey wakey!” Someone poked my face. I immediately sat up to see Mike’s face right next to mine. I yelped and tried to back away, only to knock into someone else’s head.
“Ohmigosh I’m so sorry Tom!” I apologized as I turned around to see who was behind me.
“It’s fine, it was just a little tap,” he smiled rubbing his forehead. I was still sitting on his lap and my legs and arms felt thoroughly squished.
“Where are we?” I asked. It was still dark out and it looked like there were multiple cars lined up all around us.
“We’re in a parking lot in Manhattan waiting for someone to wake up,” Billie’s voice answered from somewhere in the distance.
“Oh. I’m sorry!” I apologized again.
“It’s fine,” everyone responded. I smiled.
“So, what are we waiting for?! Let’s go!” I said. Everyone cheered and began to pile out and stretch. Almost immediately afterward, everyone began to huddle up again. The January air felt five times colder. After all, we had all been in the car for about tow hours all squished up. It was like taking off a nice warm jacket in the middle of a blizzard.
“What are we gunna do?” I asked.
“Well, you know this place better than the rest of us;” Billie said putting one arm around Juliana, “take us somewhere?”
I nodded and began thinking of places we could go. There wasn’t much to do… Then, I got an idea.
“How about we go to Times Square?”
“Sounds great, lead the way.”
So off we went. It looked like I was giving a tour due to our large size. As we walked I talked to everyone about various topics. It felt great to be back in my hometown. I planned for us to go into Times Square, go see a few main attractions (The Naked Cowboy, Madame Tussauds, etc.) Then get a bite to eat at BBQ’s. The sun came out and warmed the cool air. Today was gunna be fun!
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“Hey Billie?” I said walking over to where he was eating on the other side of the table.
“What’s up?” he asked taking a bite of the chicken he ordered.
“Umm, I want to go visit a friend of mine, so I want you guys to go ahead and leave for Jersey after this. You don’t have to wait for me.”
“How are you gunna get home?” He asked.
“I’ll figure something out, don’t worry. I could always take the train to the ferry, then after I get off the ferry take the bus back home.”
“Alright, just as long as you get home okay, it’s cool. I really don’t want your parents and their friends to be mad at me for not brining you home.” I laughed.
“Don’t worry they won’t be mad at you. They know you’re like the big brother I never had.”
“Aww. Come here ‘little sis’! Give me a hug!” he joked. I leaned over and hugged him while laughing hysterically.
“Alright, I’m gunna finish eating, leave my part of the bill, and go. Okay?”
“Alright. See ya!” He waved.
I went back to my seat and finished up my dinner. I was sitting with Kat, Lizzy, Mike, and Lauren. I put my money on the table and stood up.
“I’m going to the bathroom,” I announced. They all nodded and continued eating. However, instead of turning left, I went straight and out the door and began walking toward the apartment building I knew so well.
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I reached the apartment building. It was dark and the wind blew so ferociously that I had to physically hold onto my coat to prevent it from flying off. All of the trees were bare and frozen over. The scene looked so eerie… I counted ten windows up from the dumpster on the side of the building. To my delight, Tim’s light was on. I smiled and entered their apartment code in the main entrance security system. I knew this place all too well… I got in the elevator and got off on the 10th floor. When I reached their door I stopped and listened to see if his parents and brother were home. I heard nothing.
I reached under the welcome mat in the hallway and pulled out the spare key. I unlocked the door and stepped in making sure to be completely silent. I tip-toed to the end of the hallway and stopped outside his door. Once again, I heard nothing. I counted to five and threw the door open.
“What the FUCK!” I screamed. What I saw shocked me so hard, I didn’t know what emotion to feel: hate, betrayal, or sadness.
They were so busy eating each other’s tonsils they didn’t even notice I had walked in.
I crossed over to the bed where Tim was making out with this orange skinned blonde bitch. I grabbed the girl by the shoulder and pulled her off. She fell on the floor. The look on Tim’s face was priceless. My hands were shaking with anger.
“How could you?” I asked, tears streaming down my face. “I’ve known you since we were little kids… I though I knew you…. I though you were honest, and kind, and thoughtful.” I wiped more tears away from my eyes and stepped closer to him.
“THE TIM I KNEW WAS A FUCKNG PHONY! YOU’RE A LIAR, AND A CHEATER, AND EVERYTHING I’M SO HAPPY I’M NOT. I STAYED SO FUCKING LOYAL TO YOU, AND YOU TURNED AROUND AND SLAP ME IN THE FUCKING FACE BY GOING OUT WITH THIS FUCKING WHORE! I CAN’T BELIEVE I EVER TRUSTED YOU! YOU ARE SO FULL OF SHIT IT’S UNBELIEVEABLE!” I turned to look at the girl who was still sitting on the floor. She was looking at me like I had five heads. I stepped in even closer to him.
“Don’t ever talk to me again. I. HATE. YOU! I FUCKING HATE YOU! I HOPE YOU LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER WITH THAT FUCKING BITCH!” I stormed across the room and stopped in the door-frame. I turned around to face him again. I pointed at him then to the girl and back.
“And if you EVER try to look for me, or find me, you can BET YOUR FUCKING ASS you won’t have any balls to cheat on another girl with ever again afterwards. I hope you have a really nice, fucking life, Tim.”
And with that, I slammed the front door shut and never looked back.
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2/7/15