Page 117 of Craving Paradise
“I could try?”
She shakes her head no. “But I’m going to help you. Hold on.” She grabs her phone and plays around with it. The next thing I know, I hear a ringing sound. What the?
“Hey, Freya, how are you?” I hear Lauren say down the line.
“You broke my cousin’s heart. I’m not happy with you,” Freya sternly says down the line.
“Huh, what are you talking about?”
“Give me the phone, Freya,” I yell at my cousin.
“No. She needs to know it’s not okay to break your heart, Jay,” Freya slurs.
“Are you drunk?” Lauren questions.
“Yes,” Freya yells back.
“Give me the phone.”
“No, shh, I’m trying to convince her to take you back.”
“She doesn’t want me back, Freya. I fucked it up.” I sigh as my hands seem to not want to work.
“That’s cause you’re an idiot, but I’ll tell her you’re awesome, then she will take you back, and you can live happily ever after.”
“Umm, guys, I can hear you,” Lauren says through the phone.
“Fuck, Freya. She can hear us. Hang up quick,” I tell my cousin as panic sets in.
“Shhit, I’m sorry, Jay, I … was trying to help you. I can’t turn it off, the buttons are all blurry,” Freya grumbles as she narrows her eyes at the screen, and her fingers touch everywhere but end.
“Try this button.”
“Why is it not working? She’s still there. She can hear everything. I’m sorry, Jay, I didn’t mean to mess up your chance with her. Fuck! I don’t want you to be sad anymore,” Freya states.
“I’ll always be sad because she’s not with me.”
“Maybe one day, cuz.”
“I doubt it. I deserve to be alone.” I sigh as my arms fall to the floor, unable to hold themselves up.
“No one deserves to be alone.”
“It’s my karma for being a fuck boy.”
“Nooo, it’s not.”
“I’m tired. I think I’m going to close my eyes. Thanks for being here with me.”
“Me too. I’ve always got you’re back, Jay.”
My eyes become heavy, and the next thing I know, I’ve drifted off.
35
LAUREN
Yesterday did not go the way I thought it would. Firstly, I never thought Elle and Alistair would be back together again and happy. Secondly, Elle asking me to go into business with her was a surprise. Thirdly, Jasper texting me after finding out I’m on the island but then things dissolved into a fight again. Lastly, I wasn’t expecting Freya to call me and cuss me out for breaking her cousin’s heart. What about mine? He broke mine when he insinuated I was a whore.