Chapter 10

Immediately I got home, I started crying right from when the taxi driver dropped me, he asked what was wrong but I didn't answer him, I paid him and walked into my house, I closed the door and leaned my back on it, that was when I started crying more because I was the only one home. I pulled out my phone and tried to call Jones but then I got a text from an unknown number. I clicked the text message and when it opened, it was a picture of Jones and Victoria getting into the tesla. I was so hurt that I felt like hurting Victoria.

After an hour, I headed to Betty's place. On my way to her house I opened my whats app and checked my chat with Jones, he was online but he hasn't said anything since morning. I wanted to text him but I felt I shouldn't. When I arrived at Betty's place she was outside her house so she saw me from a far distance. She walked to me and hugged me.

"Angie my baby girl," what's up, she said to me,

"I'm fine Betty," I said looking sad and annoyed about what happened in school today.

"What's wrong, are you okay?" she asked,

"I'm fine Betty," I said,

"Girl I've known your ass for five years, I know when something is up with you,"

I sighed,
"Let's just go inside," I said and walked into her house as she followed me. I got to her room and sat on her bed, Betty sat with me and looked at me,
"So what's wrong?"

It took me a few seconds to reply but I told her everything that happened. Betty wasn't happy when I told her because she knew I love him and worse of all, we haven't even started dating but he already started hurting me. Betty cheered me and made me feel okay, she put a smile on my face at last. I stayed at her place until 8:30 PM, I walked home alone, Betty saw me off and stopped me at the nearest bus stop. When I got to my street, I saw a car parked along the road, the car was close to my house and I suspected it was Jones. I frowned and headed to my house, when I got close to my house, it was a tesla and I became convinced that it was Jones.

Jones walked out of the car and saw me heading towards my house and then he walked to me,
"Hi Angie," he said but I didn't reply to him, I walked past him and headed home, he held my wrist but I forced it out of his hand,

"Leave me alone Jones,"

"Come on, what's wrong? I've been trying to call you but you weren't picking up my calls,"

I looked at my phone and didn't see any missed calls,
"You never called me Jones,"

"Angie, what's wrong, you're scaring me,"

"Oh please save it, you should be telling Victoria that, I mean she's not here now so she could be with someone else,"

"What are you talking about?"

I unlocked my phone and got the picture I received from an unknown number of Jones and Victoria entering his tesla, I show him the picture without saying anything.

Jones looked at my phone screen and sighed,
"Look I'm sorry, I swear I didn't know it would be on the school page?"

"It's on the school page?" I asked surprisingly because I had no idea it was on the school page. I became even more jealous that I couldn't even stand looking at Jones,

"Why is it on the school page?"

"Because Victoria wanted me on the school's yearbook that's all,"

"The school yearbook?"

"Yeah, I have nothing to do with Victoria,"

"Jones, just to take a pic for the school yearbook and you drove her home after taking the pic, don't you see, you claim you love me and you know Victoria and I aren't friends, she's trying to date you because she loves you and you still giving her space, " Angie...", "The last time she mocked me and you were there but what did you do... nothing, she kissed you in front of me and what did you do... nothing, now you two are in the school social page and everyone thinks you two are a couple,"

"Angie..." he yelled my name, "it's just a coincidence that it looks like I and Victoria are together,"

"And now everyone thinks you two are dating,"

"Who cares about what people think? the point is I don't love Victoria,"

"Jones, look at me, I'm a girl and I care so much about what people think, you're not a girl and you won't understand how I feel about this, you claim you love me but how would you feel if another guy kisses me in front of you and appear with me on the school page as a couple?" Jones remained quiet and looked at me feeling guilty, "I can't hide it from you anymore Jones, I love you and it's obvious you don't love me as much as I do,"

"Angie," he said but I interrupted,

"It's time you choose between I and Victoria, if it's me, I'll be happy because I love you, but if it's Victoria, it's fine, I can't keep you from loving the one you love," I said, and walked into my house without looking back even though he kept yelling my name.

The next day I was so upset that I wished someone could get in my way so I could lay my anger on the person. I got some books from my locker and headed to class, I walked to my seat and sat down. before I could do anything, Victoria walked to me with her friends,

"Angle my baby girl, what's up," she said but I ignored her. "Anyway I just came to tell you that I've deleted your video, and also I came to show you the school's upcoming couple of the year winners," she said and dropped the pictures on my desk. I slowly picked them up and looked at them. The pic on the school social page was a picture of Jones and Victoria entering a car but I never knew there was more to it, Victoria gave me 4 pictures, the first one was Jones and Victoria hugging, the second one was Jones and Victoria laughing, the third one she was kissing his cheeks and the last one was the one on the school page. I felt so devastated when I saw these pics.

"Aww, are you upset? don't worry they are lots of fishes in the ocean," she said and walked away leaving the pictures with me. Shortly after, Jones walked into the class and headed to me, before he said anything I warned him,

"You better leave me alone or I'll lose my temper,"

"Angie please, I'm so sorry,"

"You're sorry? she just called you to take a pic for the school yearbook and she was kissing your cheek?"

"What are you talking about, that never happened,"

"Oh my God Jones, stop lying, here are the pictures of you love birds," I said and threw the pictures on him. Jones picked up the pictures and looked at them.

"I'm sorry," he said and rubbed his forehead, "Angie please I beg you, forgive me, I couldn't even sleep last night,"

"Please Jones, that's enough lies, you need to understand how mad I am right now because it's not been long we've known each other and all these are happening,"

"Angie, if you don't forgive me I won't leave you, even if the teacher walks in I would stand by you,"

"Jones, I haven't known you for up to a month and you've hurt me so much that it looks like we've been together for years,"

"It's just a stupid coincidence," he yelled as everyone looked at us,

"Well done Jones, now everyone is looking at us just like I said I don't like,"

"It's even better that way," he said and walked to one of my classmates, he asked him if he was with his phone and he said "Yes," so Jones asked him to video him, then he walked to the front of the class,

"Hey everyone, I know you all saw the picture of me and Victoria on the school's page but that's just a picture, my real girl is right over there," he said and pointed to me as everyone including the guy videoing Jones. Jones walked to me, "And to prove she's my real girlfriend I would kiss her right in front of everyone," he said, before I could do anything Jones grabbed me and kissed me as everyone except Victoria and her girls cheered us.

After the kiss, Jones walked to the guy videoing us and collected his phone, then he posted the video on the school's social page.