CHAPTER THREE

Alexandria's POV

It was late thankfully when I put my key through the key hole, a sigh escaping me. The little apartment I rented was my home and sanctuary.

Until my boyfriend moved in, that is. Don't get me wrong, I loved Jeff, but he was kind of a bummer to live with.

Still, my bulky turned crush, and now my boyfriend was one of the highlights of my life. He was good looking, smart and all the girls fawned over him, even till now.

The living room was empty as I walked in, but the television was on with a movie playing. “Jeff,” I called, placing the Chinese I picked up on the way home. “Are you home baby?”

Ugh. The kitchen was filthy, with half eaten food dumped in the sink. “Jeff,” I groaned. “At least clear your dishes.” I sighed.

Where was he?

Well, if he left the house in such a mess, he would definitely get a talking to when he came back. Recently, we fought a lot, but I always played peace maker afterwards. It wouldn't be like that, I thought to myself, heading to the bedroom. I just needed to sleep a bit, and I refused to clean up his mess.

I opened the bedroom door, my mouth dropping along with it.

“Dria,” Jeff cursed. “This is not what it looks like.”

My eyes bulged in my head. “This is not what it looks like? Really Jeff?”

“Trust me,” he replied, getting up from the bed. Tandy smirked, using the blanket to cover her chest as my naked boyfriend cursed looking for his boxers.

“Oh, fuck. I'm going to puke,” I groaned, clutching my mouth. I threw up immediately, my entire body shaking.

“Babe—”

“Don't you dare fucking touch me,” I wanted, wiping my lips. “I cannot believe this Jeff. You are cheating on me?”

“Dria, please give me a chance to explain,” He cringed. I stared at the dark haired bitch in my bed. Tandy, the queen of our high school, the girl everyone thought Jeff would end up with, my arch nemesis.

“Hi Alexandria. Sorry, we didn't know you would come home today.”

I lunged at her. “You fucking bitch,” I screeched, grabbing the blanket and tearing it off her. “I'm going to fucking kill you. How dare you?”

Tandy screamed as I grabbed her hair between my fingers, dragging them from the root. “Get her off me, get her off me,” she cried out, her arms flaying.

A hand wrapped around my midriff and pulled me off her. “That's enough, Alexandria,” Jeff groaned, setting me on the ground. “Look what you've done.”

I clutched the lock of hair I pulled out. “You better fucking move, Jeff,” I warned. “I need to maim this bitch, then I am going to fucking deal with you.”

“I would like to see you try,” Tandy retorted, pulling Jeff’s shirt over her head. I tried to attack her again, but Jeff stood between us.

“How could you?” I snapped, hitting him across his face. “How the fuck could you?”

“You're always busy,” he replied, his cheek turning red. “You don't know how to have fun again, baby.”

I held my head. “Fun, Jeff? Fun? You're fucking twenty five, squatting with your girlfriend and you are telling me about fun? How about grow the fuck up? We are not in high school anymore and there's bills to be paid?”

“Yeah, but I still want to have a nice time with you,” the room replied. I groaned and left the room, ignoring him.

I got to the kitchen, searching for my bottle of wine when I saw the empty glasses. “You drank my fucking wine?”

“Yeah, I will get it back for you,” Jeff lied. “You never do,” I hated myself so much right now. Why did I not just listen to Mallory? Why did I allow myself to be in this cursed relationship with this man?

“You don't pay any bill, you never clean up and all you fucking owed me was some loyalty Jeff. Don't fucking stick your dick into another woman. How hard was that to keep?” I asked, poking his chest.

Jeff stood there, looking contrite. “Babe, let's talk about this, be calm.”

“I am fucking calm,” I scorned, throwing the glass at him. He managed to duck at the last minute so my precious wine glass shattered.

“We can fix this, Dria,” he said. I stood frozen, still trapped in the sound of my glass on the wall. “Trust me, I will get rid of Tandy. She means nothing to me.”

“Hey,” Tandy cried, standing at the entrance of the room. “Shut up,” Jeff told her.

I was done with this bullshit. “Get out.”

“What?”

“I said get the fuck out of my house Jeff, and take your whore with you.”

“Come on,” Jeff rolled his eyes. “You don't mean that, you love me.”

The audacity of this man. “I am giving you an hour,” I said calmly. “Pack your things and leave my house. Keep your key on the table, and by God, I never want to see your ugly face again. Do you understand me?”

I stared up at him. “Dria,” he said softly, trying to touch me. I looked down at his arms, repulsion filling my chest.

“I cannot even stand to be near you so no, there is absolutely nothing to be fixed ever again, Jeff. You crossed a fucking line. Get out.”

He refused to move and I smirked. “I'm going to go back to the bar, and when I go out, I'll get Mallory to come throw your ass out.”

With that warning, I spun in my boots and headed out. Jeff’s groans reached my ears but I did not look out, storming out of the apartment. “Alexandria, wait.”

His footsteps increased behind me, so I started running too, my boots hitting the ground. I heard him scream my name behind me but I didn't wait, hitting the highway.

“Fuck,” I screamed, a car coming straight for me.