Heartbroken

Anna's POV

I was getting ready for my date when Katie called me. She gave me some suggestions for my date. It was not my first date but I was still nervous. I saw the time and I was 25 minutes late. Uhh, Katie talked a lot and I lost track of time. I looked in the mirror and looked at myself. My shirt was light blue color which matched well with my eyes.

I went out and saw the weather was cloudy. I went back to my house to take an umbrella. I reached the park and saw that I was 30 minutes late.

I went to the gate and started to look for him. I looked around for him and found him on a bench. But he wasn't alone.

He was kissing another girl and his hands were on her waist. I wanted to close my eyes and wanted it to be a nightmare but it was real.

I couldn't believe it and started to cry. He stopped kissing her but then looked at me. I saw who the girl was and it was Emily. His face described one word-Horror.

He started to come towards me but I was on my way to my house. I didn't want to look at him.

"Anna wait" Jack yelled and came running towards me and caught up with me. I was not in shape to run, so I turned back and confronted him.

"Why did you want me to come? Tell me" I shouted at him. He looked at me with guilt.

"Please Anna, let me explain. It's not what it looks like" He said calmly. His eyes were straight sad but I was too angry at him.

"What do you have to explain? I saw it with my own eyes. I never thought you would do something like that. I BELIEVED YOU" I was straight yelling and with each word came more tears. He looked like he was killed from inside.

"I know but please listen to me, I was tricked." He said.

"You are the smartest guy I know and you are telling me you were tricked. I don't want to talk to you now. We can resolve it later" I said and by later I meant never. I think he realized it too. He was a smart guy, that's why I liked him.

"Anna, I know I broke your trust and you hate me now. But please let me tell you the truth. I don't want you to believe that I broke my promise. Just let me say it and I will never disturb you ever again" He said sadly. I didn't hate him. I started to love him, that's why it hurt so much to see him cheat on me. And he said he will never disturb me ever again, I don't know how I felt about that.

"Fine tell me," I said and frowned. It started to rain a little but I didn't bring out my umbrella.

He told me what happened and it was unbelievable. I didn't know Emily would use her mimicry to this level. Part of me wanted to believe him but I couldn't. I couldn't trust him now.

I felt so vulnerable that I wanted to fall in his arms and cry. He had that effect on me and staying with him, I felt safer. But I had some self-respect and doing that will not be good.

For a while, I didn't say anything and he was studying me expecting a response.

"Anna I should have seen who it was before kissing. I am very sorry" He said. His voice was weak and the rain was falling. We stood there not caring that we both are going to be drenched and might catch a cold. But there were more important things than catching a cold right now.

"How do you not distinguish between me and Emily?" I asked him.

"Her voice was so real, I didn't think it could have been other anyone else's than yours. I trusted your voice" He said. I don't know if he was telling me the truth but I need time to think.

"You are not believing me, are you?" He said. His voice was slightly angry but I don't know how he is getting angry. He is the one who cheated on me. I don't want to stand here anymore arguing with him.

"Goodbye, Jack. I hope you are happy" Oh I should not have said that. He looked at me with shock and his eyes widen. His face questioned 'happy'?

I turned my back towards him and this time he didn't follow.

I reached home and went straight to my room. I changed into fresh clothes as I was completely wet. I slammed on my bed and I wanted to cry. But I didn't. I was done crying over things and crying won't change what I saw.

There was a knock on the door and my mom came in. Her expression was soft and worried. I wondered how my mom had changed so much from before. She came and sat on my bed beside me.

"What happened Anna?" She said but this time I could not control myself. I fell in her arms and started to cry.

"It's okay dear" She hugged me and rubbed my back. I told her the story and what Jack had said in his defense.

"I knew that Jack boy was not good. Don't dwell on him. You will find the right person for you" My mother said encouragingly.

Right person. What if Jack was the right person? What if he told me the truth and I didn't believe him?

Jack's POV

I hope you are happy. That thing stung me more than anything. If someone shot me with a bullet, it would be less painful than that. How can she think I was happy after what happened? How can she not believe me? She knew about Emily and still, she thought me as a liar.

I started to walk back to my house. Each step felt like an eternity. I reached home and went to the bathroom. I took a shower to clear my mind. I just wanted today to be one of the best days of my life but it went to my worst days list. The list contains the day I saw Anna with Drake, the day I learned that Emily had disappeared...

Wait, I forgot about Emily. She is the reason this all happened. Oh, she is going to pay for this.

I reached my room and sat on my bed. Why did Emily trick me? Did she deliberately plan to break me and Anna up?

I had so many questions in my mind, it felt like my head will explode. I lost my best friend/girlfriend and she now hates me. Life is too cruel.

I was lost in my thoughts when my mom called for dinner. Wait did I just spent the whole afternoon thinking about her?

I went downstairs and sat on a chair. Dinner was already served and I took my plate. My mother took the opposite chair studying me carefully. My dad was not home since he always comes late at night on Sundays too.

My mom had made pasta but I was in no mood for eating.

"What happened today Jack? You seem so upset." My mom said with a worried look.

"Oh umm no nothing. I am fine" I said.

"You are not fine. I can see, you know. You can tell me" She said softly. I didn't want to tell her at first. My mom loved Anna and whenever she came to my house, she treated her like her own daughter. She knew Anna for 2 years and she also knew about me and Anna's thing(well it was a thing).

But if I tell her I broke her heart, my mom would get furious. But the pain was getting heavy and I wanted to get it out of me.

"Fine," I said and told her the whole story. Right from how Emily tricked me to our fight. Her expression was getting tensed and she got up from her chair and came towards me. I was sure she would slap me but she did completely opposite. She hugged me.

"It's ok Jack," She said and I saw that my shirt was getting wet. Was she crying? Wait no. I was crying. I didn't realize I started to cry while telling her about the story.

"You really believe me?" I asked her.

"Of course, I believe you. I am your mother." She said.

"Thank you, mom," I said wiping my tears. She went to sit down in her chair.

"But what you did was unacceptable. I know you didn't do it deliberately but still, it broke Anna." She said. I nodded. I was so grateful to my mom to support me. I felt relieved telling her.

"Mom, I love Anna," I said quietly. She was taken aback hearing it.

"Are you sure? It's a pretty big thing to say." She said. Her expression was soft but I knew she was serious.

"Yes, mom. I love her and I want her to know that I didn't do it to cheat on her. I would never do something like that." I said and my mother nodded.

"Jack you did the damage. It's your duty to repair it" She replied.