Chapter 13

Chapter 13


Cole was cheating on Jason!

I blinked twice. Was this some kind of a joke? This was not happening. No way. I rubbed my eyes and squinted. Maybe, I was seeing things. Maybe, it wasn't Cole. Maybe it was just another guy that looked like Cole. But no, I was not dreaming. Cole was with a pretty girl and he didn't seem to be bothered by my presence.

"Hey, Liam." Cole waved at me. His words cut through my thoughts like a sharp knife.

"Hi." I said, forcing a smile. He seemed to be in a very good mood and did not have any shame on his face, despite his betrayal.

Jason would be so heartbroken and devastated when he finds out. I could already see the tears forming in his eyes and the pain and hurt written on his face. My heart sank at the thought of his suffering.

Cole was such a dickhead. How could he do this to Jason? I couldn't believe that he would stoop so low and break Jason's heart like that.

"You know Liam?" Brandon asked, confused.

"Yes." Cole answered, "he is my ex's roommate."

HIS EX's ROOMMATE!!!!!!!!!!!!

What the actual fck?!!!!! Did he just call Jason his ex? Oh shit! I was shocked and couldn't believe what I was hearing. This was insane. I was about to say something, when Brandon spoke up.

"Oh, Jason. The crazy guy" He said. "That's true, I saw him at Liam's room."

My jaw dropped. How could he say that about Jason? Brandon seemed oblivious to my reaction. He continued, "I mean Jason's cool and all, but his behaviour is a little crazy and weird. he's always trying to be something, which he's not. he's loud. Plus, he's so clingy and needy."

I wanted to scream and punch him, right there and then. How could he say such a thing about my best friend?

Cole chuckled, "Yeah, he is crazy. But that's why I love him .And also he was a great fck." Cole winked at me and I wanted to throw up.

I shook my head and turned to walk away.

"Where are you going, Liam?" Brandon called.

"To the bathroom." I answered and stormed off. I could hear the boys laughing. Assholes.

"Liam!" Someone called. It was Cole. I ignored him and kept walking.

"Liam." He called again. This time, he grabbed my arm forcefully and turned me around. His fingers were digging into my arm and it hurt.

"What?" I yelled at him. I pulled my hand away and massaged it. I was furious at him. I was angry frustrated and upset. I could not believe the things they said about Jason. It was not true. Jason was not like that.

I didn't care if people said bad things about me, but if someone even dared to say a single word against Jason, they were dead. Jason was like a brother to me and I would do anything to protect him.

"I just wanted to tell you that if you dare tell Jason about what you saw. I will ruin your life." Cole threatened, his eyes narrowed.

What a prick.

"Oh really, Cole. And how are you going to do that?" I asked, crossing my arms.

"I know about you and Ryan, Liam." Cole smirked.

My heart dropped and I froze. No.

How?

Oh my God! My whole body started shaking and I could feel my pulse quickening.

Cole continued, "I saw both of you at the party. You two were kissing."

Then Cole leaned in close and whispered into my ear. "How could you do that to your best friend, Liam? You're supposed to be like a brother to him. How could you betray him like that? Kissing his own brother that he warned you to stay away from?"

He then pulled away and looked at me. He let out a laugh. "Oh my God." He said. "Look at your face. You look like you've just seen a ghost. It's so funny."

I didn't say anything. I couldn't. Cole knew my secret and if he told Jason, my life would be ruined. And what of Brandon? If he found out, he would hate me forever. What was I going to do?

"If you don't want Jason to find out about this, I suggest you keep quiet. Do you understand, Liam?" He said, his voice stern and cold.

I nodded.

"Good." He smirked.

I could feel the anger and hatred bubbling inside me.

"You're a monster, Cole." I growled.

"You think I care about what you think of me, Liam. All that matters is that Jason doesn't find out about this." Cole replied.

He turned to walk away, but stopped.

"Oh and I promise not to tell Brandon either. But you need to stay away from Ryan" He said. My eyes widened.

Stay away from Ryan. How could he ask me that? "And why would I do that?" I snapped.

"Because you don't want Brandon or Jason to find out. You wouldn't want them to suffer." He said. I bit my lip. He was right.

"Fine." I hissed.

"Good girl." He smirked and walked back to his friends.

I clenched my fists and stomped off to the bathroom. I couldn't believe Cole. He was an asshole. How could he say all those things about Jason and then threaten me?
I paced around the bathroom, trying to calm myself down. The thought of Jason finding out about Ryan and me terrified me. he would probably hate me forever.

And Brandon too...

Especially now that our relationship was all over social media. People would say I was a slt and a cheater. This was bad. So bad. I didn't know what to do. How was I going to survive college and keep my secret safe from everyone? The pressure was unbearable and I could feel the tears starting to well up in my eyes. I was trapped. Trapped between a rock and a hard place.

Cole had also warned me to stay away from Ryan. Fck that would be so hard!

As much as I tried to stay away from him, I couldn't. There was something about Ryan that attracted me to him. Something that made my heart skip a beat. Something that made me want to spend the rest of my life with him.

I sighed. Ryan and I could never be together. Not as long as Jason and Brandon were around. After a few minutes of pacing around the bathroom, I decided to go back to Brandon. I couldn't stay here anymore. I exited the bathroom and walked back to the group. Brandon came up to me and hugged me.

"Liam, I missed you. Where did you go?" He asked. I looked up at him and forced a smile. "Nothing. Just needed to freshen up a bit." I replied and pulled out of his embrace. I was still mad at him for saying all those horrible things about Jason.

"Are you okay?" He asked, his brows furrowed.

"Yes, I'm fine. Don't worry." I lied.

He looked at me suspiciously, but didn't question further.

"I've bought the tickets. We are going to watch the new Marvel movie. Is that okay with you, Liam?" Brandon asked.

"Yeah, it's fine. Sounds great." I answered.

"Okay, let's go." He took my hand and led me to the theatre.

His friends followed us. I felt the lump in my throat coming back. I was beginning to hate this. We reached the entrance.

Brandon, Chris, Cole, Ben, and Justin, went to buy the popcorn and drinks while their girlfriends and I waited for them, I wanted to go along but Brandon refused. I glanced at Cole and felt anger rising in me. He had the nerve to look so casual and happy after threatening me.

What an asshole.

"So, Liam." Chris' girlfriend Jane said, breaking the silence. "How did you and Brandon meet?" Jane was the brunette girl.

"Um...we have classes together." I replied.

"Oh that's so cool. I'm so jealous. I wish I could be in one of his classes. Brandon is so hot and sexy. I wish he was my boyfriend." Jane gushed.

"Uh huh." I said, trying not to sound rude.

"Me too." I heard Ben's girlfriend squeal.

"You're so lucky to be dating him, Liam. Brandon is a dream come true." She said.

I rolled my eyes and sighed. These girls were so obsessed with Brandon. Didn't they have their own boyfriends? They were annoying me. I turned to the girl that was with Cole. I needed to ask her how she knew him. When they started dating and if she knew about Jason 

"So how did you and Cole meet?" I asked her. The girl looked at me, surprised.

"Um..uh...we met at a party." She replied.

I raised an eyebrow.

"Oh okay." I said. I waited for her to continue, but she didn't.

"What's your name?" I asked her.

"Renee." She replied, not looking at me.

"How long have you and Cole been dating?" I asked.

"About six months now." Renee replied with a shrug.

SIX MONTHS!!!!!!

Cole had been cheating on Jason for six months.

SIX FCKING MONTHS??!!!!

What the hell! This was so wrong. How could he do that to him? And for six months too.

I was shocked.

"So, do you know Jason, his ex-boyfriend?" I asked.

"Not really....I mean he told me that he was a little crazy and possessive, and so he broke up with him." Renee replied.

She sounded so sure of herself. I felt the anger and rage inside me build up. I clenched my fists. I wanted to punch her right there and then, for talking about my best friend like that, but I couldn't. Instead I just leaned back and waited for the boys to return. Soon enough, they came back.

We all went inside to watch the movie.

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The movie ended and we left the theatre. Brandon had his arms around me the whole time. The movie was really good, but I didn't pay much attention to it. I couldn't. My mind was elsewhere. All I could think about was Jason. I felt bad for him .I still couldn't believe Cole had been cheating on Jason for SIX MONTHS! It was driving me crazy.

I couldn't believe it. How could Cole do this to him? Why would he cheat on him? And then he had the guts to threaten me, if I told him about this. Ugh. He was such a dickhead.

"Liam, are you okay?" Brandon asked. "You've been really quiet the whole time. Is something wrong?"

"I'm fine, Brandon. Just a little tired. That's all." I replied.

Brandon sighed. "Okay, let's go back to the dorm." He said.

We all made our way to the parking lot. "Hey guys, how about we go get some pizza." Chris suggested.

"Yeah, sounds great." Ben exclaimed.

"Pizza, I'm in. Let's go." Justin said.

"What do you say, Liam? You wanna go? Brandon asked me.

"No, thanks. I'm not hungry." I said, forcing a smile.

I turned around to see Cole and Renee. They were making out, like they were the only ones there. I rolled my eyes and sighed. This was torture. I wanted to go home. I was about to tell Brandon that, when I heard someone yell out Cole's name.

"Cole!" Someone called. We all turned to see who it was.

To my surprise, it was Ryan. What the hell was he doing here?

Shit! Shit! Shit!

Ryan was walking towards us and he looked angry as hell.

Fck!