AllFreeNovel
Share Us
“We’ll get going and let you sort out your plan,” Jackson interrupts.
We give him a chin lift in response before turning our attention to Imogen. “He didn’t admit it because of Hayden. I guarantee it.”
She pushes her weight back onto the sofa, lowering her head. “I hate that this is happening. He was meant to be my friend before anything else.”
Evan places his hand on her knee. “I know this must be painful for you. He meant a lot to you. But you need to think of yourself right now. He had no problem doing this to you, so it’s in your best interest to push aside who he was to you. My daughter isn’t going to get into trouble for something she didn’t do.”
“I know,” she rasps, swiping under her eye. “It just hurts that it had to end like this.”
“Then let’s make sure it doesn’t go any further.”
She sits up, nodding. “Okay. Okay. I can do this.”
“That’s my girl,” Evan cheers softly. “And let’s wait to tell your mum.”
Imogen rolls her eyes at that. “I’m in trouble. I don’t have a death wish.”
*** *** ***
I park behind Evan, a few houses up from Zach’s house. As Imogen crosses over the road to Zach’s house, Evan jogs up to my car. We set up the feed to the laptop in my car since it’s already connected. We’ll be able to hear her, but she won’t be able to hear us.
Evan closes the door. “She’s nervous. She doesn’t think this will work.”
“It will. He’s too confident and smug for it not to.”
He shifts in his seat so his back is to the door. “Why aren’t you surprised by his behaviour?”
“I guess I’ve always seen past his façade. I have three sisters. I had to be able to pick out the arseholes because my dad isn’t here to do it.”
“Why didn’t you tell me you had your concerns?”
Because I’m scared you will find out what your daughter means to me.
“Because I didn’t believe he was like it with Imogen. He put on a front when he was around her.”
“I could kill him,” he growls. “I can’t believe he’s done this to her. I knew they were heading down different paths but I thought he cared enough about her to stay civil.”
The static image gets clearer, gaining both of our attention. Imogen lifts up her hand to knock. “I can do this. I can do this,” she chants on a whisper.
“You’ve got this, baby girl,” Evan states.
The door is pulled open moments later, and she’s immediately greeted by a hostile Zach. “I’ve got nothing to say to you.”
You can tell by the camera that she takes a step back. “Well, I’ve got a lot to say to you,” she replies.
“You went to my school,” he cries. “I just received a call from my advisor. They want me in for a disciplinary hearing. Are you happy now? Is this what you wanted? To hurt me more than you already have?”
“You knew what would happen,” she argues. “You started this, Zach. I’m just here to end it before it goes any further. I never wanted to hurt you, Zach, and I’m sorry that is how you are feeling. But being together wasn’t working anymore.”
“Because you used me,” he yells, his face reddening. “You think I’m going to let this go?”
“This doesn’t need to go any further,” she tells him, calming her voice. From the shake of the camera, she’s anything but calm.
“Any further? I could lose my fucking place at university. You know what being there means to me.”
“And you knew what my job meant to me, and what your actions would cause,” she snaps.
“You cheated on me,” he yells. “You expected me to roll over and take it. I’m better than that.”
