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Those damn cameras again. When Mara gets home, we are going to find those damn things and get rid of them.
He continues, “I wanted to try to start over. I wanted to tell you not to give up on the two of us. I wanted this time to count.”
His fists tighten into balls as his breathing becomes labored and rage fills his eyes once again.
“I was going to do it today. I worked up the courage all week, and then, today, I saw you sitting at the picnic table. You looked so peaceful and happy. You were sitting at the picnic table drawing, so I stood there and watched you for a while. It was quite mesmerizing.”
His voice trails off.
I know exactly where this is going.
Duh, I just lived through it. But while I was having the best time in a long while, apparently Jake was having a horrible time watching the events unfold.
“Then, to my surprise, I saw what you drew. It was him. Anger bubbled up inside of me, and all I could see was red. I knew there was no way you would ever give me a chance when you are so hung up on him!”
His pacing starts for a moment before stopping once again.
“I turned around and was ready to walk away for good when I saw him walking towards the row of cars. I was going to confront him. Hell, he looked like shit already, so it wouldn’t take much for me to drive the wedge the rest of the way between the two of you.”
He pauses dramatically, as if I don’t know what happens next.
“Then what happened?” He yells. “The two of you have a fight, and I stand there with a big ass grin on my face because the plan is working. I didn’t have to do anything but stand there smiling while nature took its course.”
His confessions tonight are making me realize just how horrible of a person he has become since I turned him down.
Maybe Mara was right not to like him or trust him. Maybe I am just too friendly, and this was his true nature all along.
“Lo and behold, the two of you make up. It’s a fucking miracle!” His voice is loud and booming.
It causes me to jump, like I am a little child hearing my parents yell at me for the first time.
“For two people in love, you guys sure do have a lot of fucking problems. I’d rethink this relationship if I were you.”
He stops talking as if he is mulling over some options in his head.
Is he going to leave?
Will he try to make things right between us?
I feel frozen in my spot, unable to speak or move.
The silence drones on, and neither of us moves or speaks.
I take the next step to try to get my good mood back and to try to get him to turn back into the old Jake.
“I really did meet Damien over spring break. We never discussed real life, so it was a huge surprise to see each other in class the first day back.”
I don’t know why I am explaining my situation to Jake, but a part of me hopes he will be a little empathetic towards me and forget about all of this.
He doesn’t take the bait.
Instead, he uses it to his advantage.
“Then that is when the two of you should have broken things off.” He pinches the bridge of his nose before adding, “For good.”
I can’t believe him right now.
“So, you’re telling me if you were in my shoes and truly in love with someone and found out they were your professor, that you would walk away? No questions asked? Without a second thought or a chance to see if your feelings are true?”
