“Yep…that’s him. Anyway, he called me this morning and asked if I wanted to have lunch with him. I told him I would see what your plans were and call him back. ”
“Oh, well…. Jefferson is taking me to get my graduation present today along with Gunner. ”
Ari sat up a little straighter. “Do you know what he is getting you?”
“YEP and you won’t believe it! I hardly can!” I said as I jumped up and down.
Ari threw her head back and laughed. “Well…. . what is it bitch? Don’t just leave me hanging here!”
I cleared me throat and looked at her. “He is getting me a CAR!”
Ari jumped up and screamed “WHAT THE FUCK?! A car? He is getting you a goddamn car?! Oh my gosh!! What kind of car or do you get to pick it out? Is there a price max? How the hell can he afford to buy you a new car?”
Gesh this girl…. . ”Ari if you would just take a breath I could fill you in!” I said with a laugh.
“Oh yeah…. sorry…go…fill me in…. I’m all ears!” Ari said as she sat back down on the bed clearly trying to keep quite.
“Okay well…he told me he had some money saved up from working and that this was my graduation present. Yes, I get to pick it out and no…. he has not told me a max price…YET! I was really hoping you would come along with me to help me pick it out but if you made plans with Jason that’s okay. ”
Ari’s smile faded. She started fiddling with her shirt. Was that tears building in her eyes? When she looked back up at me a single tear started too slide down her face.
“Oh my god Ari what’s wrong?” I asked as I pulled her towards me and hugged her.
“Oh Ellie…. . I want to go but I don’t think I could see Jeff, not today anyway. He left a voice mail this morning asking me to please call him back and for me to stop acting like a baby. I don’t know why I did it but I called him back and I shouldn’t have because I was so pissed off with him calling me a baby. It was his voice mail so I left him a message. ” She started to cry hysterically.
Oh no……. ”What did you say sweets?”
She was now just sobbing and shaking. What the hell?
“Ari…. WHAT did you say?” I asked her as I pushed her away from me to where I could look into her face.
“I…. I just said…. . I said that I accepted his apology and that he was right, I needed to grow up. I told him he didn’t need to worry about my virginity anymore because……because…. . ”
Oh. My. God……I knew where this was going.
“Ari just tell me what you said in the voice mail!” I yelled at her.
She started to settle down a bit. She took a deep breath and started talking again. “I told him he didn’t need to worry about my virginity anymore because I gave it up last night to Jason Reed. ”
No……oh please God no!
I felt like I was going to throw up. I had to stand up and go into the bathroom and splash water on my face. I was leaning up against the counter listening to Ari crying. Oh my god how could she do this? Why would she do this? This was all so wrong! I took a deep breath and walked back into the room. I was so mad at her for doing this.
Ari looked up at me with tears streaming down her face.
“Of all the stupid ass fucked up shit you have ever done! How could you be so stupid Ari! I am so disappointed in you right now you have no fucking idea!” I was shaking from head to toe.
“WAIT! Ellie wait! Let me tell you…. . ” Ari jumped up and started to walk over to me.
“I can’t believe you would sleep with some guy you barely know just to get back at Jefferson. What the fuck is wrong with you two anyway? Does fucking other people help you two solve your problems? You probably just ruined everything Ari…. . everything!” I shouted at her.
“No wait…. ELLIE please just let me talk. ” Ari begged.
I just stood there and waited for her to start talking. Nothing she was going to say to me was going to make any this better. Jefferson was probably devastated thinking he drove Ari to have sex with someone.
Ari wiped the tears away frantically. “I didn’t have sex with Jason! I was just so angry and hurt that all I wanted to do was hurt Jeff back. I know it was a childish thing to do…. . believe me I know! I just…. . shit I don’t know what I was thinking. ”
I stood there for a second taking every bit in that she just said. I felt like I wanted to slap the shit out of her. “You bitch! I don’t know what is worse. You making me believe you lost your virginity or the fact that you just hurt Jefferson like this. How could you do this? I’m so mad at you right now I don’t even want to talk to you!” I shouted at Ari. I picked up my cell phone to call Jefferson. It went straight to voicemail.