Two seconds later my cell started to vibrate and his name appeared on the screen. I on the other hand couldn't breathe...was this really happening?
Me: Hello
Him: -I -I
Me: You what-you what EJ?
Him: I'm sorry-I'm so sorry (he said in a muffled voice)
3 seconds of silence and then "she" snatches the phone from him.
Her: Look girl, I'm not sure what the hell is going on but EJ and I have been together for the past 6 months.
Me: 6 months! 6 months! whattttt
Her:yes-how long have u two been together?
Me:a year and a half - a year and a damn half
Her: (screaming at him now) EJ WHAT THE HELLLLLLLLL IS WRONG WITH YOU?
Her: Well listen I'm sorry he lied to both of us -clearly he's been living a double life. I don't know what were gonna do because I'm pregnant, its his, and I'm keeping it.
Me: Click
I automatically burst into tears as I hang up on them, dialing my bff for some moral support. She's just as shocked as I am to hear he's been doing this for six months. "I don't get it-i don't get it," I yell into the phone. How could he do this to me-to us? This was the same person who said he wanted to marry me after graduation, who held me nearly every night. When did he even find the time to be someone else's man? At that point I became angry for being stupid, for believing nights when he said he was studying and he was probably with her.
I ignored his calls for an entire week to get my head together, when I finally did answer it took everything in me not to jump thru the phone and hurt him.
Me: What do you want?
Him: For you to forgive me...
Me: How could you do that to me and to her for that matter..?
Him: I don't know...you were just so busy and I felt like you didn't need me...and I-I mean
Me: So instead of telling me that you started a relationship with someone else and you've been lying to me for half a year?
Him: Look..you don't get it. I hate not feeling needed when it comes to you.."she" needs me. I can teach her things about life and...I don't know...its like there's nothing I can do for you.
Me: So since I have a brain and I'm driven-your punishing me for that?
Him: My intentions were never to punish you-I just want my future wife to need me more than I need her....
it took me all of 2 seconds to comprehend what this FOOL had just said to me.
Me: Well, you take your GED educated girlfriend, her baby, work your 3 jobs to support all of you and have a nice life.....
Him: Wait-wait-I still want...
Me: Click
I snapped back to reality inside of Nordstroms that day. "I'll take the cash, it will bring me more value than that bracelet ever did."
2 comments:
Wow!
Your latter will be greater!
I think the guy had a point. You are very driven and he may have needed to feel more able to support you. Face it. You are an independent woman. Not fit for every man.
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