Chapter 55. ~ Earlier than expected.
Chris POV.
Crazy how I fell asleep in my couch but woke up, after my alarm echoed loudly, leaving me startled as I jumped out of the couch.
“I thought that was my alarm!” I wondered seeing that it was still hours to the actual time.
There was a bang again and this time, I noticed it was coming straight from the door.
“Who the heck is worrying me at this time of the night? It is still two hours till daybreak.” I thought.
It could be a thief breaking in at this time or maybe a bad guy.
I raced straight to the kitchen and got a knife, and I took a large piece of wood from the garage too.
“Open the door you moron!” Jake screamed from the balcony.
“You again!” I commented on getting the door opened.
“Why are you here by this time of the day?” I questioned.
“You should not be asking me questions; I will do the asking.” Jake fired back at me as I stood the silence amazed by this level of effrontery.
“So, I get attitude in my own house?” I threw the question to no one at all and sat on the couch.
“You told me that you and Megan were just partners, so what do we have here?” Jake queried with his phone in my face again.
“Oh please, take that away from my face.” I implored.
“You have probably gotten another fake news from your fake ass sources.” I replied.
Jake looked at me quietly and busted out into a phase of laughter. He laughed so hard that he clinched his belly and I watched confused, wondering whether I cracked a joke.
“You thought she was going to keep it a secret huh?” Jake asked as he raced his eyes around my face.
“Look!” Jake told me as he put the phone in my face.
Megan had our photos all over her telling the entire world that we were in a relationship.
“But… but…” I muttered quietly.
“But what?” Jake asked with a smirk dancing on his face.
“This is faster than I imagined.” I thought in my head as so many thoughts raced through my head wondering how far the news must have gone.
I turned to look at Jake and he was smiling sheepishly like someone who just got a lottery.
“I guess you feel relieved now. Don’t you?” I asked as I walked out on him.
“Why are you living already?” He yelled as he saw me leave.
“I thought you were going to deny it, like you have been doing?” He questioned, mocking me.
“Get away!” I yelled at him, and I went back to sleep.
“So, you want to take a nap without bothering to know if I am angry that I found out about before you told me, and you even lied to me?” Jake asked.
“I am done with your questions, and I am not accountable to you.” I fired at him.
“Then, you are not getting any sleep either.” He said.
I watched calmly trying to wrap my head around what Jake was trying to do, until I saw him walk up straight to the stereo.
“No-no!” I wanted to stop him, and he proceed adamant to all I was saying.
“Do not do that!” I cautioned him.
“The neighbors… you will wake them from sleep!” I told him.
“I do not care about that!” Jake fired at me.
“If you do not want your neighbors getting disturbed, then you should just tell your celebrity girlfriend to buy the entire neighborhood for you.” Jake mocked me.
“Or better still, she should increase your salary, so you can afford one.” He jeered as the stereo blasted loud.
Jake knows everything thing now. I wonder how many more people know about this facade of a relationship.
Maybe the whole world, since Megan is a celebrity.
“But why wouldn’t she let me know about it before spilling everything to the entire public?” I asked myself as I lay down wondering how I face everyone by morning.
“You better rest well because you will have a lot of questions to answer by morning.” Jake revealed making it feel like he was reading my mind.
I heard Jake growl over my face, which left me startled.
“Why are you here?” I questioned.
“I was going to wake you up, so you do not get late to work today.” He told me.
“I never asked you to do that for me… I have got my alarm for that.” I snapped out of my sleep.
“I think I should come with you to work, because it is about to get spicy.” Jake teased.
“You better don’t, because I would not even let the security let you in.” I replied to him.
“I think you are wrong about that but, I will just leave you two to yourselves, since you a lot of catching up to do.” Jake said emphasizing but I ignored all her had to say.
Found my way to the office today and I have never felt this uncomfortable in my whole. I could feel the hair on my skin stand tall.
“I would have prepared myself for all of this, if Megan informed before me.” I said out loud as I settled in.
“You thought it was going to be a secret forever.” I heard a weird voice say but I could not see anybody there.
“Who the heck was that and how did they hear me say that?” I asked myself but would not hear any voice.
“Megan!” I walked straight to Megan’s office to have a word with her.
But unfortunately for me, she was with her manager, and it looked like they were in the middle of a heated conversation.
“Wait for some time! We will be done shortly.” The manager announced.
“Why will you do that without informing, now we have a lot of damages to fix.” She communicated angrily to Megan who sat staring at her without saying anything.
I wished I could to what they were talking about, because I feel it is about our faux relationship, but then I could be caught for eavesdropping but will make matters worse.
To
“I will just hang around here!” I sighed, pacing around the office to and from.
“You need to be calm!” I reasoned, clinching my hands tightly together wondering what must be going on in the minds of everyone.
I envisaged how toxic my workspace was, as I embraced the warmth of my seat, ducking my head out of the window at intervals, observing the atmosphere.
I convinced myself about how the everything seemed normal, but I was just being delusional because everywhere felt tensed around me.
No matter how it may seem now, it going to get better. Even if they gossip about this, it will only be for a week or more and everyone another person will be just fine.
In the meantime, I will wait for her because I need to hear Megan’s own side of the story.
Tch!