5

Ivy Chase

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I couldn’t breathe properly anymore. It felt like the world was spinning. I hoped it wasn’t what I was suspecting. No, it couldn’t be!

Zara wouldn’t do something like that to me.

Maybe it was just a coincidence.

I had no idea how to explain but I knew it was a coincidence.

Taking a deep calm breath, I pushed open the door quietly. The lights were on and I wasn’t prepared for the next thing my eyes saw.

Sebastian and Zara were having sex!

They were having sex on the same bed I usually have sex with my boyfriend. They were so engrossed that they didn’t even notice that someone had opened the door.

It felt like a knife twisted in my chest but I didn’t move.

My heart shattered into a tiny million pieces. I just stood there, frozen, unable to even speak or move. I just watched them while my boyfriend moved in and out of her as she let out breathless moans.

Their bodies tangled in the sheets so effortlessly, like this wasn’t their first time. Like it was normal for them.

After a while, I couldn’t look at them anymore.

I forced myself to ignore the lump that had formed in my throat.

I turned around and walked out quietly.

It felt like I was dreaming. My best friend and my boyfriend were having sex? Everything felt so surreal. I still couldn’t believe it.

There was no possible explanation to justify why Zara was even at his house in the first place. It didn’t make any sense. Why would she do something like that to me?

Anger coursed through me but I tried my best to stay calm. I wanted to walk back inside and scream at them but I just couldn’t.

I was still in denial.

Life had a way of surprising people. I mean, I came to tell him about how I accidentally cheated on him, but I found him cheating on me.

I couldn’t even confront him because I was just as horrible as him.

But I was still confused about why he chose to cheat on me with my best friend. Why would she even agree to sleep with him?

Did he already find out about what I had done last night and decided to take revenge on me? Even if he wanted to, couldn’t he choose any other girl? Why did he have to be Zara?

And why did Zara even agree?

I kept trying to understand. I didn’t even know what else to do.

Maybe I deserved it.

I wasn’t innocent after all. I had betrayed Sebastian. It was my karma. But what did I do to Zara? I thought so hard but couldn’t think of anything.

I knew we didn’t have a perfect friendship. But our relationship was going great. We hadn’t even had any argument in a while.

Why would she betray me like that?

They were hurting me badly. And the worst part was that they were doing it with full knowledge of what they were doing. Even if it was an act of revenge, it was very low.

I felt so devastated, disrespected, disappointed, and betrayed!

I didn’t need to confront them. I had been trying to fix my relationship, but it felt like I was just wasting my time. This was the height of it all. There was no going back. Being betrayed by my boyfriend was one thing. But being betrayed by my best friend and boyfriend was something else.

I couldn’t stand there anymore.

As I took one last glance at the shoe beside the door, the memories of that day we had gone shopping replayed in my head.

Zara and I were so happy and everything was perfect between us. I never imagined that it would turn into something like this. Did I offend her at any point?

Tears were already threatening to fall from my eyes as I thought about everything. I wiped off my eyes with the back of my hands and turned around.

Just as I was about to walk down the stairs, I heard Sebastian’s voice coming from the room. “Are you sure someone sent Ivy into the room?” I stopped in my tracks as I heard him ask.

“Sure, one hundred percent,” Zara responded, her voice filled with certainty.

“But I asked her about it today and she doesn’t look like someone who was raped,” Sebastian replied with a hint of confusion in his voice.

The blood in my veins turned ice cold.

What did I just hear?

Zara sighed. “I’m sure she was raped.” She repeated firmly. “Maybe she’s just so good at hiding it.” Her response sent a shiver down my spine.

“She was acting a little bit weird and looked guilty,” Sebastian replied.

“Or maybe she actually enjoyed it.” Zara giggled.

I thought I would collapse right there.

What the fuck were they talking about?

I was meant to be raped? Someone was meant to be sent into a room to rape me?

It was then it clicked!

My mind wandered back to Parker and his words replayed in my head. ‘Someone set you up, and I caught the guy who was originally sent to your room. Do you want to meet him?’

He was trying to tell me something but I wasn’t willing to listen to him. I thought he was just trying to play games with me, but I was wrong.

Parker was trying to tell him what had happened last night.

But how did Sebastian and Zara find out about it?

My stomach churned as I thought about it. At this point, I couldn’t even focus on the fact that I just walked into my boyfriend and best friend having sex.

All I could think about was how someone tried to set me up. My chest tightened and I felt hurt emotionally, physically, and mentally. Everything was really fucked up.

Who would do something like that to me?