Day 53: Tales Of Watching First Dates And Losing The Plot
Day 53 Of How To Move On From A Man — 1LD
As my alarm went off this morning, I knew what I had to do. Without hesitation, I furiously typed a message to James telling him I was the one who was now sick.
It wasn’t all lies. What I had seen the last couple of days had made me sick. Right into my core.
And I needed a moment to collect my thoughts before I lost the plot, completely. For all my irrational behaviour the last few days, I was thinking more clearly than ever.
Yesterday was the last day of the conference. On the first day when I saw James sitting next to Douglas, I couldn’t pick my jaw up off the ground.
But as I came to realise what I was seeing in front of me, I had to take swift action.
There was no way I could confront Douglas with James standing right there.
And I couldn’t confront James with Douglas right there.
How would that look? My life would look more like a shambles than it already was.
When I saw them together, I started to regret my decision to come. That was until I thought about the alternative.
Was James going to tell me about this? He’s been faking sick days so he could come to this conference. And god knows what else. He’s meant to be my best friend and confidant, and he’s behaving the exact opposite way.
I didn’t like the feeling rising through my body at the moment. I wanted to shut down, pack myself away and never return to the world again.
These were the times in my life I felt so angry at the people of this world. How could I trust people when they acted like this? How can I trust people when they abuse my trust?
And when I returned the next day to hear Douglas speak, I couldn’t believe James was still there, by his side until the moment Douglas took the stage. Then they followed each other out at the end, crossing the road and into one of the little eateries on Collins St.
Like a date.
If were a betting woman, which I am, I would have my money on those two having an affair. Is that why Douglas dumped me? Because he secretly wanted my gay best friend?
Tomorrow would be here soon and James would come to my house for another work day. Should I tell him? Should I confront him about what he was doing with my ex?
No, I won’t tell him I saw him there. Not now, anyway. Not until I really had my head on straight.
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