He's a Slut (Kailin, Anthony)

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“No! I didn’t say that! I told you, I was sick! I was delirious! I wasn’t thinking straight and she just showed up and offered to take care of me…!” And ended up ‘taking care’ of him a little too closely.

“You—you’re putting words in my mouth! I told you I like you just the way you are, it’s not my fault that you have self-image issues!” As soon as those words came out, Anthony wished to all the gods in hell that he could take him back. Definitely not the right thing to say, but realizing too late didn’t help the situation. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean that,” he tried to quickly fix up his blunder, holding his forehead with one hand and holding his other hand out helplessly. He was starting to get a headache.

“I told you. She showed up. I was sick. She was trying to take care of me and…” He felt like a broken record, repeating the same story over and over. It still didn’t explain why he’d let her straddle him. At least the picture didn’t show him fondling her breasts. “I wasn’t thinking straight…because of the fever…and…” And blood rushing to somewhere that wasn’t his head. "Nothing. Happened!"

[Kailin Bishop]

Kailin shut off - she simply closed her mouth and let him speak for a few moments after he took a shot at her about her self image problems at close range. Kales never let anybody in on knowing her issues, because they had never been important in the span of things; the world kept moving, and so did she. But for her boyfriend -no, her best friend- to say that to her, it hurt. It hurt more than she ever could imagine.

"No girl goes up to a guy and does that unless there was some indication that he'd let her." Kailin started, her voice growing monotonous and quiet, her gaze shifting to anything but his figure. With no move to take his outstretched hand, Kailin continued. "And I'm sure she didn't just waltz into your dorm randomly one day to prey on some 'helpless' and sick fool."

There were implications being thrown at him left and right, implications that seemed a lot like accusations, no less. This probably wasn't the first time it happened, she was sure of it. It was just a matter of would he admit it, or keep trying to lie and insult her?

"How many times has she done this, Anthony?" She whispered.

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Ahhh…this was all falling apart. Anthony knew it and was quickly reaching the point where if he continued to try and talk himself out of it, it would be too too obvious he was straight up lying. But the impulse for self-preservation was strong and his first instinct was still to deny everything.

But Kailin…sweet, smart, beautiful Kailin…

His face dropped into something of hopelessness, as if he realized that nothing he said was going to stop this from happening. “I…It wasn’t like that, Kailin…” he said again. It…wasn’t…completely like that. “It was…it was an accident,” he admitted. Shit, he felt like he was going to cry…even though he had no right to. Yeah, he screwed up.

“D-during the blackout…” he said helplessly, his head hanging in shame. “When I, uhmm…..when I….I got the rooms mixed up.” And he found Tak’s room instead of Salem’s. “….I’m sorry….”

[Kailin Bishop]

The blackout? So this started during the blackout? She remembered all the fun times she spent with him during those few days, especially the day where they spent their time in the treehouse.

But that was only at night, on the second day, so he had time to have started this with that girl before hand. Oh god, she hoped he hadn't done this before then. Kailin let him hold her and kiss her that night. That once positive memory had, in that moment, tainted in value. It was ruined.

"Was this before or after the treehouse?" Kailin asked, pitifully.

But not only that, but there was a part of her that wanted to know what was done to make the girl think it was okay for her to straddle him like that. But the other half of her also wanted to walk away right then, not wanting to know anymore of his infidelity. It hurt. It stung. But she wasn't going to cry, at least, not while he was watching.

"Did you kiss her?"

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This was a loaded question if he ever heard it. Anthony told Kailin about the room mix-up during their tree-house date. It wasn’t hard to put two-and-two together. Anthony didn’t want to answer.

“Before….” he said guiltily.

Nothing was going to fix this. Not now. Not ever. Three years of pining before he finally worked up the nerve to ask her out…and it all goes down the drain because of one…two stupid lapses in judgement. Because of an accident that he didn’t handle the way he knew he should have. Because…he was an idiot.

“…yes.” Anthony couldn’t even look her in the eye anymore.

[Kailin Bishop]

The minute he answered the first question, she could feel the tears threatening to fall. It hurt, it hurt so badly to betrayed in such a way. Never would she have done something to him like he had just done to her.

He looked at her, he touched her, he kissed her knowing that he had done what he had. It made her sick to her stomach. But when he said he kissed that girl, she took a step back.

"Don't ever talk to me," She breathed, turning away from him finally. "We're. Through."

And she was leaving, out towards the door without looking back. "Oh, and have a great time in college."

The door slammed behind her.

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Ladies and Gentleman, this is the sound of Anthony’s heart breaking, falling to the floor and shattering into a thousand pieces. And even then, it hurt him even more knowing that no matter how much pain he was in, he’d probably hurt Kailin a million times worse.

Anthony nodded, his face tense and on the verge of tears. He couldn’t say anything back. He couldn’t even watch her leave. He just stood there, feeling like the lowest person on earth.

Anthony cringed at the sound of the door.

It was over.