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Aria
Jekyll and Hyde
Not hearing from Eric the past two days, plus the fact he will not answer my calls, torments me. I wish I could crawl in bed and pull the covers over me for a week to make this awful feeling of pain go away.
After making promises not to use me for a hook-up, I find it hard to believe anything that man tells me.
Learning a lesson from all of this, I am going to remain celibate for the rest of my life. That may be extreme, but how bad Eric has hurt me makes me want to avoid any contact with a man for a long time.
I still wonder why all of a sudden Eric is avoiding me.Maybe it is the guilt for what happened, or maybe his sister found out and sabotaged anything for us in the future? I feel as though I have crossed Jenna, and that could cost me a friendship.
I don't necessarily have regrets for what happened with Eric. It is more that I am angry with him for using me.
Because my emotions are all over the place, I feel the urge to knock on Eric's door. If he is home, he cannot avoid me unless he refuses to answer.
Traipsing down the hall to Eric's apartment, I gently knock on his door. After several seconds, there is no answer. Placing my ear up to his door to hear if there is any movement inside of his place, my heart pounds inside of my chest like a beating drum.
Behind me, I can hear footsteps walking down the hall. When I turn around to see who it is, it is of course Eric. Not only am I embarrassed, but I am sure me standing with my ear to his door looks pretty fishy.
"Aria? What are you doing?" Eric walks up to me.
"Um, I was trying to see if you were home, but apparently you were not."
"What do you want?" Eric crosses his arms.
Feeling myself want to burst into tears, my voice shutters. "Why won't you talk to me?"
"Maybe because I am not into chicks who think they need to be with more than one man at a time, that's why." Eric pushes himself by me to unlock his door.
"What the hell are you talking about?" Tears stream down my cheeks.
"Jordan, that's who. Give me a break Aria. I am not dumb."
"Jordan? What about Jordan?"
"I know you are dating him. Why would you even consider fucking me if you are with him?" Eric's face turns red with anger.
"What? I am not with Jordan. Who told you that?"
"Take a guess, Aria," Eric's eyes stare like daggers into mine.
"Jenna?" My blood begins to boil. "That is so far from the truth. I have no interest in him."
"Didn't you meet him for dinner at my sister’s house?" Eric scorns.
"Yes, but that does not mean anything. Jordan is not my type. The jokes he told during dinner were something a sixth grader would tell and frankly, he is not good looking. I cannot even believe we are having this discussion and that I have to defend myself over one dinner."
"I am sorry. Jenna made it sound like you and Jordan are an item. Her exact words and I quote, I think they are starting to get serious." Eric gives me a look of sorrow.
"You know what, Eric. If you are going to believe your sister on everything from this point on, then there is no reason for us to be together. It is clear Jenna is going to do whatever it takes to keep us apart. Honestly, I am not signing up for this kind of drama!"
"Again, I am so sorry, Aria. You are right. I should not fall for my sister’s tactics. I should have come straight to you for the truth. I am pretty pissed at my sister now." Eric purses his lips.
"You're pissed? Jenna has made me look like a cheater! Talk about being pissed. I am going to have some choice words with that woman."
"I would call her and confront her," Eric agrees, nodding.
"Yeah, I plan to. In the meantime, I am going to tell you I am happy to be friends. After all of this and how guilty I have felt, what happened between us can never happen again." I stare at Eric.
