Emma's POV
My vision was blurry as a I drove, cause of the tears that flows down my cheeks. I finally made it to Claire's house. I walked to the front porch and rang the doorbell frantically. The door swung open few minutes later revealing my sister all dressed for work. I immediately flung myself to her, wrapping my arms around her. She reciprocated. She held me in her arms just rubbing my back in a soothing manner while I cried my eyes out on her shoulder. After a while I pulled away from her, using the back of my palm to wipe my tears.
" You have to get to work. You can't be late." I sniffed before walking to the couch that was in the living room.
" I still have about twenty minutes to spare, what happened Emma?" She asked with concerned eyes as she sat beside me on the couch. I didn't want to tell her about Jason cheating. So many times Jason had cheated and I had come running to her crying. So many times she had also advised me to break up with him but I didn't listen.
" Nothing serious, it's just a minor issue." I forced a smile out.
" We both know that smile is fake, he cheated again?" I nodded fresh tears pouring out again. Claire drew close to me hugging me tightly and reassuring me that everything was going to be alright.
" I have to go to work now, but I would be back soon, ok?" I nodded my head in affirmation.
" I'm going to leave him." I said making her to pause on her way to the door.
" Take care Emma. I love you sis."
"Love you too, Clairebear" I replied, making her giggle a bit.
I sat on a spot reminiscing good times I and Jason had. How he asked me to be his girlfriend in a grand way when we were still in highschool. How he showered me with so much love. Untill everything changed during our last year in university when his dad died. He became more irritated at every little thing I did. Claire would call him toxic but all I see was a man who loved me.
I couldn't leave Jason, he was all I had. Growing up without parental love was hard enough for me. I wasn't going to let this love I had all because of some flimsy fling. I decided to have my bath and change out of my pyjamas. I stared at my reflection in the bathroom mirror. My eyes were red and swollen. I couldn't recognise the version of Emma that stared back at me, she looked tired, exhausted and unhappy.
Jason would definitely call me back, he loves me so much. I quickly finished bathing, putting on some sweatpants and sweatshirt in Claire's wardrobe. I laid on the bed with my phone beside me, waiting for the call. Gradually I drifted and was embraced by the arms of sleep.
I walked into the house to see a red lacy panties on the floor. Each step I took up the stairs was a piece of a woman's clothing. The door of our bedroom was left ajar and I could see Jason having sex with a lady. I couldn't see her face but the sounds of her unsteady breathing and moans filled the house. Tears welled up my eyes as I screamed Jason's name. To my suprise, he didn't answer he kept on pleasuring her, making her moans grow louder and louder. I placed my palm over my ear closing my eyes tightly.
" Emma!" I heard someone shout my name.
I jolted awake. Claire and Nora were right beside me. I immediately clinged unto Claire crying as if my life depends on it.
" It's just a bad dream, everything is going to be alright." Claire said consoling me. I picked up my phone from the bed as I looked through the call logs. No call from Jason yet.
" You have to move on from him, Emma. He doesn't deserve you, you don't deserve to be treated this way." Claire said wiping my tears with her thumb.
" I don't have anyone Claire, he's all I have. He makes me happy."
" You have Nora, your best friend. You have me your sister. Why do you need a stupid boyfriend."
" You would never understand, you have never been in a relationship." I spat out but immediately regretted as soon as it came out. A hurt expression spread across Claire's face.
" Tell me you're not going back to him." Nora who hadn't said anything finally spoke.
" Nora, you can't be on this with her, you always support me to go back to him."
" Not this time Emma."
My eyes moved from Claire to Nora, looking for some kind of validation that I was doing the right thing by wanting to go back to Jason. Unfortunately I got none.
" I got you chips and soda, they're in the fridge. You can take as long as you want to figure this out" Claire said before she walked out of the room shattering my heart even more.