Jake didn't wait for long because Amanda came out with her a voice recorder. She gave it to Jake and he stared at it with confusion."What is this?" She asked."This is proof that you cheated on me." She pressed play on the recorder and a discussion between a man and a woman popped up."You are joking. Jake would never do such a thing to me.""But I am not joking. He kissed another girl and I was there to witness the whole thing. Come on Amanda, why would I lie to you? I am your friend, one of your closest friends. Jake kissed another woman at a bar and that is what happened."She pressed stop on the recorder and Jake stood still waiting for the proof she said she had."Is that it?!" Jake asked when she didn't say another word."No." She pulled out her phone and showed him pictures of him kissing another girl. Jake's eyes widen and he took the pictures in his hand. It was him in the photograph but for the life of him, he couldn't remember ever kissing that girl."Well, what do you hav
His mission in his home was finally accomplished as Jake set his eyes on his design book. He had all his ideas in that book. Everything he knew about design was in there, he made an exclamation that sounded like 'yes' and bent to grab the book, when he got back up, he felt a hand on his back. "Jake, let's sort this out." He heard Amanda begging him. For the life of him, he couldn't understand why the woman wanted him back. She should be happy that he was leaving, after all, that was what she had always wanted."Why are you so sober? Why are you begging me?" "Because I am truly sorry for what I did." She said it sorrowful eyes. Jake hoped he could see past her thoughts and know exactly what she was thinking but unfortunately, her eyes were not a portal to her brain. It wasn't even a portal to her heart. All her emotions ended in her eyes. None of it was as strong as one would have expected."You see, I do not believe that Amanda. I am not a fool anymore. I know that there is another
Jake hated himself for leaving the way he did, it was visible in his appearance that his conscience was eating him alive. Deep down, however, he knew he had made the right decision. It was time for her to start learning her lessons and sometimes, that had to be the hard way. He cleaned his face and allowed the hot afternoon air to soothe his shoulders and give him the peace he craved for. His eyes immediately spotted Michael with his legs crossed and he was standing beside a car. When his eyes met with that of Jake, he waved him across. Jake held his bag close to him, his entire's life work was in that bag and he couldn't risk losing it."Man, why is your grip on that bag so powerful?" Micheal asked with a soft laugh."Everything I've ever thought of is in here." He tapped powerfully at the bag. "Do not make jokes about it." He added when he saw the glimmer in Michael's eye. Somehow he was reminded of how much he missed hanging out with the man. It used to be him, Sasha and Michael a
"What did you do?" Michael asked unapologetically. Jake's head flew up and he immediately looked at his old-time friend. He was expecting some sympathy as Michael was always the person to run to for that but it looked like he didn't even care. "What do you mean by that?" "I don't need to ask so many questions, I know that you must have been the one to wrong her. You know what, let me rephrase that statement. I know that you are the one who wronged her and I think I know what you did.""Is that so? Well, dazzle me with your answer." Jake wrapped his arms around his body and waited for him to speak."Okay, for starters. I have heard the story, you lied to her about who Amanda was to you and I'm sure that you lied to her about other things as well but you are just not telling me. That only is enough to make a woman walk away, Jake.""So you are saying that you have never lied?" "No, I am saying that I have never told someone a lie when I knew that the truth would have kept them alive.
Denny's was always their favourite place to eat when they were growing up and this was because the staff knew them personally and could always tell what they wanted to eat, even when the gang didn't know it. Michael, Sasha and Jake often found themselves eating there and they had made more memories in the third booth on the left of the café buildings than most people have in a lifetime. It was only right that they go there for lunch.The door jingled as Jake pushed it open and the response he got was as if he was a war hero who had just returned home from a victorious war. Jake had missed the attention he always got when he was at the place. He had missed the small talks he was always pushed into. Denny's felt like a home to him, and he couldn't remember why he had stopped going there. A lightbulb beeped on his head and he could finally remember. After he had gotten out of jail and was told that he was a multi-millionaire, he realized that he had no friends to share the joy that Denn
The sun had agreed that it will shine so brightly on the two friends who rekindled their friendship. It was happy and shone its light on the world. Jake couldn't help but feel the anger he had pent up in himself soothing away. The knot that used to tie his chest was slowly loosening, and the hole in it was closing up. Finally, he could breathe again. He was always the happiest when he had his friends around. He never understood how they did it, but they always had a way of making him feel free and light."We should probably get going," Micheal said as he took the last sip of his coke. That has always been his favourite drink and he had never gone a day without drinking it. "Yeah, I guess we should." He didn't want to leave but he knew that sooner or later, he had to go back to his house. He had to go face Amanda. He just hoped that she won't take away the joy that hanging with Micheal had given him."You don't look so happy about it." "Is it that obvious?""Well, you weren't always
Darkness was like a cloud. It knew exactly when to hover over someone, it knew when it come and it didn't leave so easily when it had arrived. Jake felt it, he felt the darkness lurking in the corners and when he fell to the ground, he felt it overcome him. The darkness came with rain that filled his eyes. He finally gave in to it and cried his eyes out. He couldn't stand the sadness anymore. He came back to resolve the issues he was having with her but just as he suspected, she wasn't the type to hang around for long in a place where she did not feel appreciated."No," he whispered to himself as he cleaned the tear that fell from his eyes and stood up from the ground. He rushed to his phone and quickly dialled her number. It rang but unfortunately, she didn't pick up. He was about to ring the number again when a message came through. It was from Raymond. He had sent in his measurements. Normally, Jake should be elevated to have received that information but he was too concerned with
Amanda's driver pulled up at a white apartment building. She had hoped that it won't get to that but she wasn't in control of what happened and what didn't. Her mother had kicked her out and she wasn't going to go back to a man who didn't appreciate her. She was done trying to force herself to fall in love with him. It was about time she embraced her true self, the part of her that did not care about anything and anyone. She dragged her suitcase up to the third floor with so much pain coursing through her bones. She should have gotten used to it by now. All thanks to Jake, she was exposed to all types of hard labour. Something she never thought she would go through in life. She reached her destination and knocked lightly on the door. A beautiful 27-year-old woman opened the door."Can I stay here for a while?" She asked the lady. "Of course, you can." Bethany pulled her into her arms, engulfing her in a bear hug."Mom kicked me out and Jake is just the worse person to live with.""W