Chapter 157: Very Bad
"So, the next day, I played dumb, acting like I was the only one he was into. I clung to him every day, thinking I could eventually make him mine. But nope, it was pointless. He'd just stare at your Facebook profile pic on his phone, not saying a word to you. When you and Louis decided to give dating a shot, he turned into a total stalker, ignoring my protests and following you around whenever he could. No matter how much I freaked out, it didn't change a thing.
I even threatened him with my life to get you to find a boyfriend, and he agreed. He told his buddies that if you really got a boyfriend, he might back off. But when he found out you and Brad were actually a thing, he lost it and ran to find you. I have no clue what you said to him, but he started ghosting me. No matter how many texts or calls I sent, he ignored me, but he'd be outside your apartment all night.
I get it, in your eyes, I'm the villain who betrayed Daniel. I really wanted to be with him forever, but what girl wants her boyfriend to have someone else in his heart? When I reconnected with John, the old feelings were gone. But when he came onto me, I didn't say no. I just wanted Daniel to know what it felt like for his girl to be with someone else.
Five years, almost two thousand days and nights, and I never really had him. If it were you, would you be cool with that? I just wanted to get back at him. He made me suffer, so I wanted him to suffer too.
Jane, I'm telling you all this because my life is a mess, so why should you get to be happy? I just want you to know and feel torn between Brad and Daniel. Yeah, I'm that bad, and it's all because of you. You both deserve it. Daniel does, and so do you."
It wasn't until Zoe ran off crying that I snapped out of it.
Was it a crime to be carefree? How did I ever bother Zoe?
And Daniel always liked me? How could that be? That fall, he ended things so clearly, leaving no doubt, because he didn't like me.
Did I misunderstand? Or is Zoe just trying to mess with me, making up this story to drag me down?
If anyone else had said this, it might not mean much, but coming from Zoe, it really hit me.
Was she just trying to make sure I didn't have a good life either? What did I ever do to her?
I had to admit, Zoe's words left me pretty confused.
If she wanted to get back at me, she succeeded. But this didn't fulfill Daniel's wishes; it just made me dislike him even more.
"Jane, you don't believe what she said, do you? Someone like her doesn't have a single truthful word in her mouth. She came here just to mess with you, don't pay her any mind." Lillian sat next to me, gently putting her arm around my shoulder to comfort me.
I knew, maybe there was some truth to what Zoe said.
Looking back at the past few months, Daniel's weird behavior was way too obvious. From Louis to Brad, especially after I got with Brad, he seemed like a totally different person.
If that was the case, then what happened after he got sick made sense.
He did it on purpose.
He made himself so miserable, even risking his health and life to guilt-trip everyone, just to try to bring things back to the way they were, to those days when I treated him like he was everything.
"I think Zoe didn't lie this time. Daniel might really have always liked Jane, but he realized it too late. The things he's done can't be undone. Otherwise, what happened this morning wouldn't have happened." Amelia said, frustrated, knocking on her head. "What a mess, all this chaos."
Lillian wanted to argue, thinking for a while, but she couldn't find a good reason. Deep down, she probably believed what Amelia said too.
"But you're already with Brad. Now Daniel shows up, Jane, you're not wavering, are you?"
"No way. Even if things don't work out with Brad, I'm not going back to Daniel."
'I'm not wavering. Brad and I have agreed to be together for life, and no one can stop us.' I told myself.
Lillian glanced out the window and sighed, "It was sunny when we came out, and now it's raining again."
When we left, the young owner walked us to the door, smiling and saying he hoped we'd visit again.
The rain didn't last long and had already stopped, leaving the ground just slightly wet.
I looked up at the sky, thick clouds hanging low, like they might press down on me any moment.
My mood suddenly turned sour, feeling like something bad was about to happen.
When I got home, Helen had just woken up from a nap, her cheeks still flushed, sitting on the couch drinking water.
I changed my shoes and stepped inside, accidentally tripping over something left by the door.
I thought it was something left unpacked from the move, and was about to pick it up when I saw it was a pile of nutritional supplements and two big bags of fruit.
"Mom, when are we ever gonna finish all this?" I said, picking it up and taking it to the kitchen. I wondered why Helen had bought so much and left it by the door without bringing it in.
"Daniel brought it over. He came just after you left. He brought these things, saying it was to apologize for what Emma did when he was sick. I told him it wasn't necessary, but he insisted on leaving them and said he'd visit us often. Ronan wasn't home, and I couldn't argue with him, so he left them."
"It's okay, Mom. I'll return them tomorrow when I have time. We don't need their stuff."
The things were innocent, but I was still pissed and kicked them a couple of times. Understanding Daniel's intentions, my previous resistance and impatience towards him had turned into outright dislike and rejection.
He made me hate him from the bottom of my heart.
"We can't become like them. The things are already here, and returning them would make us seem unkind. Besides, with your relationship with Brad, we'll inevitably see each other again in the future. We can return them then, no need to rush. You should eat them; I'll find a way to pay them back."
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