Alexis' POV
"Shhhh… She's here. We can't wake her up,"
I didn't need a prophet to recognize that voice. It was Ted's and it was very obvious whatever discussion he was having had to do with me and that spiked my interest.
"At this point, I don't really care," the feminine voice came again.
"Hey… just give me some time. I promise…" Ted's voice softened and it caught my curiosity more than ever. Slowly, I crawled out of bed and threw on the first piece of clothing I could find, Ted's tee from the previous night. Ignoring my sleepy haze and bed hair, I strutted towards the sounds of the voices, and ended up at the living room, but just before I could emerge, I decided to stay back and hear what all of the fuss and argument was about and its relation to me.
"I really can't anymore, baby. I can't let you be with her anymore. You have to let her go. Tell her you're no longer interested,"
My breath hitched on hearing these words, my mouth falling open, but worse than that, my heartbeat accelerated, waiting to hear Ted's response. Surely, he wouldn't listen to her. I mean, he couldn't. I told myself that.
"It's not that easy, Stacy. I…"
"No, don't tell me that, Ted. Do you have feelings for that thing? Is that why you're still keeping her around?"
"Of course not. I want you, Stacy and you're the one I love. She was just a fun fling until you came along,"
My heart broke into a million pieces after hearing those words. A choked sob escaped my lips but I quickly slapped my palm over my mouth to keep it in, as my knees weakened and gave out on me, causing me to slide to the floor. For a moment, I thought I'd heard wrong and I tried to convince myself of that when a long silence ensued but that conviction was quickly shattered when the next words hit my ears.
"I promise, love, I'll end it today. Then we can be together. Please?"
"If you don't do it today, I swear, I'll do it for you, Teddy. I've been tracking her and I'll tell her the truth with video evidence of our last trip to London," she spat out.
That was the last string for me. I didn't need to hear more for the hurtful depressing truth to sink in. That trip to London… Ted had embarked on a trip to London last month, claiming he was going to spend some time with his dad. Truly, his parents were divorced and he had grown up with his mom in NYC but having recently settled with his dad, he decided to spend some time with him. But now, knowing that it was a lie, I couldn't even tell if the story about his family was also another lie built up to make it all sound believable. A stray tear slid down my eyes at thoughts of how much he had fooled me in the past six months, pretending to be into me when he was really just a shameless piece of shit, living in a bed of lies.
"I promise, Stacy. As soon as she wakes up, I'll cook up something to end things with her. I don't want to lose you," by now, I'd had enough of his pretense. Wiping off the tears in my eyes, I rose to my feet and marched into the living room, my eyes meeting with the woman's, who had a smug smile on her face, before drifting to Ted's who looked like he was constipated. "A-Alexis… I-I can…"
"Save it, Ted. There's nothing to explain and I heard it all. After all, you were going to break up with me as soon as I was up, so let me make this easy on you. The only thing I regret is wasting the last six months with a lying piece of shit like you. I can't believe just last night I thought you were worth it," I spat out, pointing an accusing finger at him. Ted remained quiet, chewing on his lips but the woman behind me spoke.
"Oh darling, he's so worth it, but well, let's say you just didn't do it for him," she chimed in a sugar-coated voice, giggling sickly.
"She's right, Alexis," Ted finally spoke, like he hadn't done enough already. "I mean, what guy wants to be in a relationship with a curvy woman?" my eyes twitched from his hurtful words, but I bit my lips hard to hold in the tears that were threatening to choke me. "Talk more of one with nightmares?" For a few seconds, I lost my breath, his words logging into the deepest part of my heart and piercing through it like a knife with fire.
"A curvy woman with baggage?" the skinny blonde behind me asked in mockery, strutting forward and gluing herself to Ted, with a sinister smile claiming her extremely refined features. The urge to look down at myself in comparison to the model before me was so strong but instead, I ran to the bedroom as fast as my legs could carry me. Her sick giggles followed me, as I quickly changed into my clothes from the previous night, while still holding my tears. I exited the house in a mad rush, while Ted and his new girlfriend made out in the living room like I was never in the house.
Throughout the cab ride to my place, I held my tears like my life depended on it. The last thing I ever wanted was to be caught brawling in public and over a guy such as Ted, who wasn't even worth it. But as soon as I got home, I couldn't ignore the heartbreak anymore. It slammed into me, an ugly sob escaping my lips the moment I got into the living room. My loud sobs must have awakened my roommates, as Harper and Iris both rushed out of their room, with confused looks on their faces.
"Oh my god, Alexis, what's the matter?" Harper was quick to ask, running to my side and sitting beside me, wrapping her arm around my shoulder, and pulling me against herself while Iris took the seat at my other side, rubbing soothing circles on my back.
"What's wrong? Did you get into a fight with Ted?" Iris questioned but I shook my head in response.
"We broke up,'' I managed to say amidst my sobs, tears streaming down my eyes.
"Oh, he did not…" Harper began rising to her feet but I placed my palm on her thigh to hold her down, shaking my head in disapproval. "He can't just do that…" Harper objected but again I shook my head. With a deep sigh, I related the situation to them but that only fueled their anger and hatred.
"I've always known he was an idiot. Should have known he takes being one as far as he can," Iris spat out, jumping to her feet at the end of my sad tale.
"Come on, love. Stop crying. The dude isn't even worth it. You deserve better, darling and it's good it ended this way,"
"Harper is right, Lexi. We're not going to let you cry over a loser like him, no. You deserve the world, girlfriend, and Ted is clearly not part of that world. So get your cute ass up, let's start the day in an amazing way. Maybe head to the movies or something? We could do whatever you want," Iris offered.
Their words warmed my heart and I pulled them into a hug, snuggling against them.
"Have I told you I love you guys?"
"We love you too," they each pecked my cheeks, causing me to giggle.
For the rest of the day, I spent my time with my friends, hanging out with thoughts of Ted long forgotten. Later that evening, I was alone with Harper and Iris gone. I was working on my laptop, while also surfing the internet when an ad popped up on the screen. My first instincts were to ignore whatever it was about and close it but then a word in it caught my attention_yoga. My eyes scanned the ad to see it was a yoga ad promising to help women with troubled minds and those who lacked the confidence to spice up their self-love and self-esteem. Considering my self-confidence was currently at a minus one after the incident with Ted in regards to my looks and my nightmares, I was quickly interested in how to get registered for the yoga class, so I clicked on it to get more information. My interest skyrocketed when I looked up the website to see the first month is on trial and free for all new intakes. It's probably what I need to calm my nightmares and get some peace of mind. I told myself as I filled the registration form with my information.
Many with nightmares would opt for therapy but in my case, I simply couldn't bear the thoughts of sharing my burden with another soul. It was a part of my life I didn't reflect on. It was so terrible that I lived every day of my life, trying to get over it and stay happy.