A small personal message from me: So sorry about the delay. I am an avid reader of literotica stories and know how much of a pain in the ass and heart it is to wait for each installment in a series. I am not giving any excuses, but hope this chapter (which I have tried to make longer than the others) would be apology enough for the delay. Love and thanks for the continued support, Bicuriwhat :)
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Over the next few days Tamara became a regular visitor at my place; my dad grew instantly fond of her and my mom finally had someone with whom she could discuss fashion and gossip about celebrities. And me, well it got to a point where I wasn't actually living until she was in the vicinity.
I was worried that she would be a distraction, alluring me away from academic brilliance. However, I should not have worried my selfish brain in the least because as always in our relationship, she put my future first. She wouldn't allow me to play until the pre-planned amount of work has been completed.
In the meanwhile, she also got busy, probably busier than me. The magazine committee was blown away with her ideas and that work cut into her cheerleading practice. Her friends were starting to act on their uneasiness in her shifting sides. To this day, I do not know if they limited their unwelcome comments because they hoped she would wake up and strive towards popularity again or because she was still the richest girl in the school and that counted for everything in their books.
I could not believe how happy I was and it had everything to do with Tamara. I have never been great with romantic gestures and am happy to let her do all the planning when it comes to weekend getaways and anniversary celebrations, but that year I gave her the best present she ever received in her life- at least that is what she tells me.
We were both staying late in school on a Wednesday, her cheerleading and me at the library, when the urgent need to empty my bladder led me past the men's bathroom.
"Let me go.." I heard a stern male voice emanating from inside before Jock walked out of there and slammed the door behind him.
He walked past me as I waited for Jock's tormentor (How is that even a possibility!?) to come out. Out comes Tamara and stares at me like a deer caught in headlight.
I unblinkingly stayed there for a full thirty seconds before turning away.
"Mandy..wait.. Man..please.. listen to me."
I couldn't. She managed to break my heart into a million pieces in a matter of seconds. Was she toying with me the entire time? Was our "relationship" part of a joke or a bet? I didn't know anything anymore.
Tamara was beside me when I reached back at the library and was gathering books. "Man..Where are you going? I am coming with you."
Nothing. Not even tears.
"Please just talk to me. I swear to you. Whatever, you think you saw, is not really the truth."
I really did want to believe her and on some level I truly did. But I couldn't bring myself to speak.
"Please just say something." She sounded so desperate and helpless, I just wanted to hug her, hold her to my bosom and say that everything will be alright. But I walked past her.
"Mandy..please.."
I walked home in record time and ran to the bathroom, because my kidney was hurting from holding the pee for so long. My parents did notice the absence of my ever-present girlfriend and my own long face, but kept their distance until dinner time.
"You fight with that fine girl?" asked my dad.
Nothing.
"You know you will need to speak at some point."
I kept poking at my spaghetti-filled plate.
"Well, whatever it is, just know that we are here."
I saw my dad pick up his phone. "Hey sweetheart..What's going on?"
My head shot up.
"Please stop crying baby. Of course you can come here. Anytime you want. I'll come on over now. Have you eaten anything?"
He looked at my mom before getting up from the table. "Babe, save something for her. She's not eaten anything."
"How can you take her side? I'm your daughter." I stated.
"Finally she talks!"
"That does not answer my question. You don't even know what went through. How do you know she didn't do something unforgivable?"
"Because she is head-over-heels in love with you and would rather shave her hair before she does anything remotely close to hurting you. If it were an unforgivable mistake, you wouldn't be here moping about it, you would be telling us. You are silent because you know you should trust her, and that puts a dent in your plan of always denying her. She bends over backwards to accommodate you. All you do is look for ways why it wouldn't work."
I was truly silent now.
"Sweetheart, enough." My mom said sternly. "Go bring Tammy home. Let them work it out."
"I'm serious Mandy. If you don't show her how much she means to you, sooner or later she will resent the things she whole-heartedly does for you now. If you are not ready for that commitment then please break it off now. Because, I truly love that girl and to see you cause her pain, is not something I look forward to." With that my dad left.
"I don't know what to do mom. In just a few weeks she has so much power over me. Her minute actions have a ripple effect on my heart. I love her so much mom."
She came closer to me and tugged a string of hair behind my ear. "Is that the first time you said it out loud?"
"To someone else..Yeah! But I do, I really do and.."
"It scares you?"
I nodded.
"Why baby?"
"Because she has the power to hurt me. I hate that. I have abstained from making close friends and falling in love for so long, so I wouldn't be vulnerable to anyone else's actions."
"You can't live like that, Mandy. Don't you love your Dad and me? What if we hurt you?"
"You're my parents. You would never do anything to hurt me."
"You need to have that kind of trust on Tammy as well."
"I do...Most of the time. It's just during these situations, I get reminded of how much I'd suffer if she..."
The door swung open and dad stood covering Tamara. I immediately stood up and ran towards the door pushing my dad aside and hugged T close to me. Everything I said so far was lost on me the moment I saw her red eyes and the doubtful way her shoulders hung.
She stood stunned for a second before crushing herself on me. She snuck her head in the crook of my neck and smelled me. "You're not mad at me?"