Manipulation (skephalo)

Chapter 12

Around 8pm, I heard the front door opening.

Cassandra and Darryl stepped inside.
Cassandra was texting on her phone and Darryl was walking behind her.
He looked really sad.

"Hey guys, how was the date?" I asked, trying not to talk about the fact that Darryl looked broken

"It was okay" Cassandra said, barely paying attention, walking to her room.

As I looked at Darryl, I noticed that his eyes were glossy.
He didn't see me staring at him.
I walked closer to him and saw teardrops in his eyes.
That's when he noticed me?

"What Zak" He asked with a voice crack

I grabbed his wrist gently and signaled him to go in his room.

We walked in his room and sat down on the bed, next to each other.

"What happened?" I asked

"Nothing, really" He replied with a fake smile

"Dude you're almost crying, tell me what happened, please" I said

Darryl started sobbing quietly.
I hugged him tight, until he calmed down.

"If you're not comfortable to talk about it yet, I'm not forcing anything.
I just want you to know that I'm here for you" I said softly

"No Zak, you're right, you deserve to know what happened.
So basically, I brought her to the restaurant, where we used to go with my parents, when I was younger.
The employees are kind, the food is awesome and the place has a good vibe"
"I wanted to tell her about my family and ask her out there"

Tears formed in his eyes once again, but I gently wiped it off of his face with my finger.

"So before I could tell anything to her or ask her out, she told me "that place is not enough expensive and luxorious for her" and "she deserves better" and I think this was really rude of her."

I gave him a reassuring nod.

"But I said ok, I'm going to bring her to a more expensive place.
That's when I called you.
When we got into the restaurant, it was okay.
There were a lot of decorations, mostly made of gold, but It was just too much, I didn't like it"

I nodded again for him to countinue.

"We sat down and ordered.
I ordered a roasted chicken with some baked potato and salad, but she ordered at least 5 different dishes.
She grabbed her phone and started texting on it.
She ate a quarter of each dish, but she was texting the whole time."

"I felt horrible and useless" He added and his voice cracked once again in the end of the sentence.

I gave him a quick hug and then he countinued.

"When I got the bill, it was $150, I never spent this much on a meal ever in my entire life"
"I suffered through all this and when we arrived here, she said it was okay"

I put my hand on Darryl's shoulder and told him:

"Darryl I think I need to tell you something"

"What?" He asked

"First, you should know that I respect both of you and your relationship, but I can't keep it in for longer, Darryl, I think Cassandra is using you" 

That's when the blonde girl stepped inside with a red face from anger as she started yelling

"LIAR! I WOULD NEVER USE ANYONE! YOU SHOULD REALLY THINK ABOUT YOURSELF IF YOU THINK I'M USING HIM"

"Guys, please, everyone calm d-" Darryl said quietly, but I cut him off

"YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY USING HIM! GET AWAY FROM HIM"

The horrible smile appeared on Cassandra's face and she started speaking with his fake sweet voice

"Zak, I have a better idea"

"What" I asked

"Zak, this is my house and we're always fighting, so I decided that you should move out"

Both mine and Darryl's eyes widened in shock

"WHAT" I asked, not believing what I just heard

"This is my house and you will move out in a week"

She left the room with the evil grin.

"Zak I-" Darryl tried to talk to me, but instead of listening, I ran in my room and locked the door behind me.

I fell into my bed and started crying.

I heard a quiet and calm knock on the door.

I knew it was Darryl.

"Zak please open the door" He asked me from the other side of the door.

"LEAVE ME ALONE" I yelled

I don't know why I yelled at Darryl, It wasn't his fault. He didn't do anything wrong. I just wanted to be left alone and let it all out.

I heard quiet sobs from the other side of the door.

Oh no.

Did It really hit him that bad?

I grabbed a piece of paper and a pen from my bag and wrote on it

Darryl,
I'm sorry for being rude to you.
I just want to be alone right now, but I appreciate the effort <3
- Zak

As I finished writing, I put the pen back in my bag and slid the paper under the door.

I heard as Darryl picked up the note on the other side of the door. 
Then I heard footsteps and I knew Darryl walked away.

I countinued to cry until I heard a quiet noise and looked down on the floor.

There was a note on the floor, right next to the door and I knew immediately that it was Darryl.

I picked up the piece of paper and read what was on it

Little muffin,
Don't worry, It's fine, I just want you to know that you I'm here for you and you can tell me anything.
I care about you and you're important for me, so I really hope it gets better <3
- Darryl

Wow he's so kind and caring even though I was rude to him.
He also drew a little heart, just like me.
He told me that I can tell him anything.

I wish I could tell him I love him.

I wish I could hug and kiss him every day.

I wish I could talk to him all day about nothing.

I wish I could go on walks and dates with him.

I wish he would love me like I love him

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