"Jason?" Mia called the moment she got into the house but she didn't get any response. She wondered if nobody was home but then she heard noise coming from upstairs which meant two things: either Jason was ignoring her or the TV was too loud. But then she remembered that he hadn't installed a TV in his room. She made her way slowly up the stairs.
"Jason," she called out again, but still she got no response.
As Mia drew closer to Jason's room, the noise grew louder and it was clear enough for her to make out what was happening. Her heart pounded faster in her chest as she stood in front of the door. Her fingers were trembling as she put them on the door's knob. She didn't have the courage to open the door. So she turned back around and walked away, Her face soaked with tears.
She walked back down to the living room and sat there with her face in her hands. The air around her was taut and tight and it felt like being in Jason's house was constricting her airflow. She grabbed her purse and was about to leave when she heard someone call her name. She turned around to see who it was and saw Jason with a towel draped around his waist.
"Mia, you didn't tell me that you were coming." He said as he approached her.
Mia eyed him with disgust. "Have you been cheating on me?!" Mia yelled at him.
"You're crying!" Jason said, ignoring her question, he stretched his hand to wipe the tears from her cheeks but she slapped his hand angrily away.
"Tell me, you bastard. Have you been cheating on me?" She intoned, her voice teary.
Jason pinched the bridge of his nose before he responded. "I'm sorry..."
"So you've been sleeping with someone else?" Mia cut him off.
"Yes, I did." He said. "I did sleep with someone else."
Mia stood frozen in disbelief as the words echoed in her mind. She hadn't expected him to admit it outrightly.
The sting of betrayal cut through her like a knife, leaving her heart shattered into a million pieces. She had never imagined that her boyfriend, Jason, would betray her in such a cruel and callous manner.
Another bout of tears streamed down Mia's cheeks as she watched Jason's expression, a mix of guilt and regret, morph into a mask of indifference. Anger boiled within her, but beneath it lay a deep well of hurt and sorrow.
"I can't believe you would do this to me," Mia whispered, her voice trembling with emotion.
Jason's response was hollow, his apology ringing empty in Mia's ears. "I'm sorry, Mia. It was a mistake. It meant nothing."
But to Mia, those words offered little solace. The trust she had placed in Jason had been shattered, and the pain of his betrayal cut deeper than any physical wound.
Without another word, Mia turned and fled from Jason's apartment, her heart heavy with sorrow and rage. She stumbled blindly through the streets, her mind consumed by thoughts of revenge.