Wretched And Divine
Chapter Twenty-One
"Jake! Give me my phone back!" Lena giggled, chasing her boyfriend of over three years down the halls and through the rooms in their apartment in Los Angeles.
It had been close to three years since Lena moved out to LA with the band. The boys had become very successful out in California since they teamed up with a real record label. She had been telling herself for the past three years that she was happy with Jake She always had been.
"Jake! Let me in! I want my phone back!" She pounded on the locked bathroom door. She could hear Jake's playful laughter coming from the other side. "Come on, Jake. I'm going to be late for my rehearsal!" Since moving out to California, Lena also got gigs doing dance performances and working with a popular local acting company.
She reached up her arm and groped the frame of the door in search for the spare key they hid on the top of the door frame. Just as she grabbed it, she heard the lock click on the other side of the door. The knob turned slowly and the door squeaked open. Jake's sullen face stared back at her.
"Babe, what's wrong?" She asked, trying to look down at her phone in Jake's hand.
He held it up for her so she could see the illuminated screen. "This." He said. "This is what's wrong."
Lena's mouth dropped open. Jake had seen all her texts to and from Andy. Lena had told herself she had been happy with Jake for this long. But she really still wanted Andy. It was a longing that never ceased.
"I'm going to the studio. We have to record some songs for the new record. I'll see you when I get home." Jake shoved the phone at her and sulked past her. "If I come home, that is." He mumbled to himself but Lena could still hear him.
Lena watched him leave. As soon as she heard the front door slam shut, she walked out to the living room and dropped her dead weight onto the couch cushions. She scrolled through all of her messages from Andy. They weren't as bad as they could be. They were mostly friendly messages. Sure, Andy occasionally said something flirty to her, but Lena always thought that was just his nature. She liked the attention, because lately, Jake hadn't been giving it to her. But she was still happy with Jake. Or so she thought.
Sighing, she rose from the couch and tossed her phone into her dance bag. Even after all these years, she still carried around the same, ratty old dance bag she used when she was in high school.
She moved on to the kitchen, opening a few cabinets looking for something to snack on before she left. Being hungry, especially during rehearsal, gave her dizzy spells and she really did not feel like passing out today. She reached for a random box and pulled it down, setting it on the counter. Triscuts: not her favorite. Jake bought them all the time because he liked them. She peeked into the cabinet to see if there was anything else and groaned when she couldn't find anything. She rolled her eyes and opened the Triscuts box. It would have to do for now to hold her over until dinner.
She glared at the square pieces of whole wheat. She forced her hand inside the cardboard box and tried to grab a generous, but not too generous, handful of the crackers. Instead, she felt something in the box that was not crackers. From the box, she revealed another box. But this one was covered in black felt and fit in the palm of her hand. It looked like a box that would contain some sort of jewelry.
Setting down the box of Triscuts, she opened the little black, velvet box. Inside, a diamond ring glinted in the incoming sunlight. Her blue eyes became startled and grew to the size of moons. She knew exactly what this was. It was an engagement ring.
It had been close to three years since Lena moved out to LA with the band. The boys had become very successful out in California since they teamed up with a real record label. She had been telling herself for the past three years that she was happy with Jake She always had been.
"Jake! Let me in! I want my phone back!" She pounded on the locked bathroom door. She could hear Jake's playful laughter coming from the other side. "Come on, Jake. I'm going to be late for my rehearsal!" Since moving out to California, Lena also got gigs doing dance performances and working with a popular local acting company.
She reached up her arm and groped the frame of the door in search for the spare key they hid on the top of the door frame. Just as she grabbed it, she heard the lock click on the other side of the door. The knob turned slowly and the door squeaked open. Jake's sullen face stared back at her.
"Babe, what's wrong?" She asked, trying to look down at her phone in Jake's hand.
He held it up for her so she could see the illuminated screen. "This." He said. "This is what's wrong."
Lena's mouth dropped open. Jake had seen all her texts to and from Andy. Lena had told herself she had been happy with Jake for this long. But she really still wanted Andy. It was a longing that never ceased.
"I'm going to the studio. We have to record some songs for the new record. I'll see you when I get home." Jake shoved the phone at her and sulked past her. "If I come home, that is." He mumbled to himself but Lena could still hear him.
Lena watched him leave. As soon as she heard the front door slam shut, she walked out to the living room and dropped her dead weight onto the couch cushions. She scrolled through all of her messages from Andy. They weren't as bad as they could be. They were mostly friendly messages. Sure, Andy occasionally said something flirty to her, but Lena always thought that was just his nature. She liked the attention, because lately, Jake hadn't been giving it to her. But she was still happy with Jake. Or so she thought.
Sighing, she rose from the couch and tossed her phone into her dance bag. Even after all these years, she still carried around the same, ratty old dance bag she used when she was in high school.
She moved on to the kitchen, opening a few cabinets looking for something to snack on before she left. Being hungry, especially during rehearsal, gave her dizzy spells and she really did not feel like passing out today. She reached for a random box and pulled it down, setting it on the counter. Triscuts: not her favorite. Jake bought them all the time because he liked them. She peeked into the cabinet to see if there was anything else and groaned when she couldn't find anything. She rolled her eyes and opened the Triscuts box. It would have to do for now to hold her over until dinner.
She glared at the square pieces of whole wheat. She forced her hand inside the cardboard box and tried to grab a generous, but not too generous, handful of the crackers. Instead, she felt something in the box that was not crackers. From the box, she revealed another box. But this one was covered in black felt and fit in the palm of her hand. It looked like a box that would contain some sort of jewelry.
Setting down the box of Triscuts, she opened the little black, velvet box. Inside, a diamond ring glinted in the incoming sunlight. Her blue eyes became startled and grew to the size of moons. She knew exactly what this was. It was an engagement ring.
Notes
And they're older now. The story is going to continue on with them in the future now. I didn't want to make a sequel because I was lazy and usually sequels don't get as much fame as the original story. Oh, and for those of you who don't know, I started vlogging. I know, wow, vlogging. Anyway, here's the link to my channel if you would be interested in watching my videos:http://www.youtube.com/user/thatscalledyes
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