As the week went on I began forgetting how much I knew Jake was a horrible person and I began to like him more and more. Little did I know what a huge mistake that was... but then again I'm human and we all make mistakes.
Monday went by without a single problem. All because I hid my money in my bra. When Tuesday swung around I went to my classes and immediately drove to NoDa to see him. That seemed to be the highlight of my day. After all I had no where else to go and no one else to see. We hung out and as the day went on he asked if I would take him to his friend Zach's house. Of course, I said yes. Then I found out it was near South Mecklenburg High School, which is a good 20-30 minute drive from his house. But I sucked it up and took him anyway. The whole time I was completely annoyed. He wouldn't listen to the music I liked and huffed and puffed when I told him to put his seatbelt on because I wasn't getting a ticket for his dumbass. I sped over to Zach's house because I wanted to get out of that car as fast as possible. When we arrived at Zach's apartment, three boys came up to us. I remembered meeting two of them at the concert at Amos' but the third boy was someone I didn't know at all. He introduced himself as Grayson and told me he was thirteen years old. I thought,"What the fuck is a twenty year old man hanging out with sixteen and thirteen year olds?" I could tell they knew I was confused because I had an odd look on my face. Luckily, they chose to ignore it and proceeded to ask Jake, who they called Dad, to walk with them to the Rite Aid and buy them cigarettes. He agreed and said we would walk there. I despise walking so I wasn't too happy when he said no to letting me drive over there. So I walked with them to the Rite Aid where Jake bought them cigarettes. As we were walking back, I kept twenty feet or so infront of them just because I was so annoyed with how stupid these kids were and how immature Jake was. I spent about another hour with them and then went home. Jake said he would be spending the night at Zach's house and he would call me in the morning. I said goodbye to him and drove home to finally get some sleep.
Wednesday morning came around and I was taking my mom to work when Jake sent me a text saying he had been sleeping in a shed off South Blvd and was freezing cold. I had time to pick him up before I had class so I offered to swing by and grab him. He said yes so after I dropped my mom off I went to pick him up. When he got in my car I told him he would have to wait in my car while I was in class and that I would be out by 10:45. He had no problem with that so I parked in a parking space in one of the lots and proceeded to put on my makeup. After I put my "face" on, I said goodbye and went to class. I was so bored during class and I just couldn't wait for it to end. As soon as my professor dismissed us I ran out the door and hauled ass to my car. When I got there Jake was sleeping. I had locked him in the car so I had to bang on the window to wake him up. He jumped awake and opened my doors for me. I took him back to Cory's house and when we got there he told him that he stole a bunch of stuff from Zach. That's when I knew for sure it was him who had stolen from me. He pulled out four or five shirts, a pair of shoes, video games, and two pairs of pants. I asked him why he would steal from his friend and he said,"Because Zach is fucking stupid and deserved it." I couldn't believe what I was hearing, let alone what I was seeing. I hung out with him until it was time to pick up my mom. He asked if he could tag along so I let him. I had asked my mom if it was okay if he spent the night and she said yes. Well he had left his phone in my car so before he got in the car I looked at it and saw a text from some girl saying,"Damn babe." I was enraged and just wanted to murder him. I asked him about it and he laughed and said she was in love with him and he just wanted her to leave him alone. I didn't believe that lie for one second.
While we were on our way to pick up my mother he said that he promised his friends, the sixteen and thirteen year olds, that he would hang out with them tonight. I said that was fine and he got out of the car and headed to the bus stop. I was livid that he would ditch me like that but I was also relieved because I knew I wouldn't have to worry about things being stolen from me.
Thursday rolled around and Jake was pumped for the D.R.U.G.S. concert at Amos' the next day. I just wanted to rest and prepare for a long weekend full of parties and crazy fun. His friend AJ showed up and they told me they had no where to stay that night. I felt bad and couldn't let them sleep outside so I called my mom and asked her if they could stay the night at our house. She said that was fine so I brought Jake and AJ to my home. I felt awkward about it and felt like I was making the wrong decision but I chose to ignore it. Jake and I said goodnight to AJ and went to my room. As soon as Jake hit the bed he passed out and proceeded to snore and fart all night long. It took me forever to go to sleep because I wasn't used to sleeping next to someone so noisy. Finally after three hours I fell asleep.
The next day I woke up and got AJ and Jake towels so they could take showers. While they were showering I began to put on my makeup and straighten my hair. After we were all ready I was taking them to Amos' to drop them off. On the way we passed Guitar Center and they asked if we could go there. So I took them over to Guitar Center. As I was pulling up Khristle called me to see if we could have a girls day and go shopping before we went to Scorpios that night. I told her what I was doing and she asked if I would stop by her work. I said yes and dropped Jake and AJ off at Guitar Center and headed over to Applebees. When I got to Applebees Khristle was eating and gave me some of her food because it was two o'clock and I hadn't ate all day. After we finished eating she asked if she could ride with me to drop Jake and AJ off. So she got in my car and we went to pick the boys up to take them to Amos'. As soon as we got there I said bye and drove away, leaving Jake and AJ behind. Khristle and I went to the mall and when we got back to Applebees to get her car I got a phone call from a number I didn't know. I answered it and it was some girl named Krisse. She asked if Jake and I were dating and proceeded to tell me that she was at Amos' with him and they had been making out all night. I was pissed off and told her I was on my way to Amos' to confront him. Khristle drove me to Amos' and when I got there Krisse and her friend Jessica were standing outside. I greeted them and Krisse gave me a hug and said she was so sorry. I told her it wasn't her fault and that I was just mad at Jake. I asked them to go get Jake from inside and bring him outside to where I was. When I saw him he had a blank look on his face. I confronted him about cheating and he said that I caused so much shit for him and that we were over. I told him to be a man and to tell me the real reason why he was breaking up with me. He told me that it was because I would tell him what to do and gave the example of me telling him to put his seatbelt on. That drove me up the wall, I mean damn you are in my car so you better do what I say unless you want to be on the street. He then told me that he was on a cocktail of pills. I told him that was no excuse for his stupidity and that he knew better, if he was in a relationship he was going to behave like he was in one. I then confronted him about stealing from Khristle and I and he gave the lamest excuse I have ever heard. He said,"The Hollister clothes were what my dad bought me. I don't know what happened to your money." I didn't believe that for one second. So I told him that I was glad we were done and to forget I ever existed. As I walked away I noticed people's eyes on me... I guess it was because I was screaming at him because talking just wouldn't cut it for this problem. I got into Khristle's car and sped away from him and promised myself to listen to my gut from now on and to always notice the red flags.
I can't believe I fell for his stupid lies but then again I am gulible and I always like to see the best in people. I just hope that he learns his lesson at some point but I know that karma will bite him in the ass sooner rather than later. I'm just so happy that I only wasted a week on him and that I didn't put up with his bullshit. Even though it took me a while I finally stood up for myself and that is something I have struggled with my whole life. I have learned so much from this disaster and I hope you, the reader, do too. Always listen to the red flags and never put up with liars. You (and I) deserve so much more than that.
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