Keep Digging Holes in The Desert

Vic has been my best friend since forever.
We've done everything together.
He's been there to comfort me when I got dumped.
I was there when he got dumped.
We've always been there for each other.
At least I thought we were..

"Hey Vic, Can you help me?" I asked.
"Yea sure, Val, what do you need?"
"I can't decide. Blue or Black?"

I was picking out curtains for my livingroom.
I always had a hard time choosing so I let Vic choose for me.

"Blue."
"You always know which one goes better."
"What can I say? I'm just that good."

I laughed and lightly slapped his arm as he chuckled.

"Victor baby!"

I rolled my eyes at the sound of her voice.

"Yea?"
"I can't choose. Pink or Red?"

She held out two dresses.
Both way too short for any damn occasion.

"Red." He kissed her cheek.

So as you can tell I don't like her.
Ashley, his long time girlfriend has always been a bitch to me.

"What is she doing here?" She scoffed glaring at me.

I glared back.

"Honey she's allowed to be here."
"Well I don't want her here."
"She's everyone's friend and my best friend."
"Best friend? So she means more to you than me?"
"I never said that."

She dropped the dresses and put her hands on her hips leaning on one foot.

"You keep her here and I'm gone. So who is it? Me or Her?"
"Baby you cant do that to me."
"Choose Vic." She growled.

He sighed.

"Of course i'd choose you."

I stared in shock.
She just smiled at me like she won a damn prize.

"Why dont you go pack? Nobody wants you here any way."

I looked at Vic in shock.

"You're going to throw away our friendship since high school away for her? A girl you've been dating for a year? I've known you for eleven years Vic!"

He just sighed and looked down.

"I'm sorry." He whispered.

I stood up and rushed out.
Too pissed to pack I rushed over to Jaime's since I was staying at Vic's until I found a place.
I pounded on the door.
He opened it confused.
Tears were already streaming down my face.

"Val what's wrong?"

He let me in.
I immediately crushed him with a hug.
He hugged back.
He then picked me up bridal style so he could bring me into the livingroom.
He sat us down on the couch.

"Val what happened?"

I let go and wiped my eyes sniffing.

"She's controlling him! She got him to kick me out! He threw away our friendhsip of eleven years away for that bitch!"
"Vic kicked you out?"
"Yeah." I cried. "Where am I supposed to go? I dont have enough money to get a place of my own yet. Not after what happened with Jared..."

Jared was my boyfriend for two years.
He was abusive.
He's the reason I have so many scars.
Vic came and saved me from him.
After that I stayed with Vic.

"Shhh....Don't talk about it. Stay with me."

I looked at him shocked.

"I don't want to intrude."
"Val you're staying with me okay?"
"Okay...But my shit is still at Vic's."
"Then I'll go with you to get it."
"Thank you so much."

I hugged him again.
He chuckled hugging me back.

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When we arrived I walked in slowly.
Jaime of course slammed the door..

"Val?"

Vic came into view and I rushed up the stairs leaving Jaime to explain.
I grabbed a suitcase and stuffed everything I could.
I got all my neccesities and everything I could get that I needed.
As I zipped up the suitcase Ashley walked in.

"You know he loves me."

I looked up at her.

"Go away."
"No he really does he even said he would marry me."
"I could care less."
"I know you like him."

I looked at her like she was a fucking idiot which she was.
I shook my head standing up.

"The you must be a fucking dumbass."

I grabbed the small bag and suitcase and my zebra pillow pet walking past her.

"Don't bother coming back." She growled before I walked down the stairs.
"Ready?"

Jaime asked taking my suitcase for me.

"I guess." I sighed.
"Val."

I looked at Vic.
He opened his arms for a hug.
I just shook my head.

"You dont deserve a hug after what you just did to me."

I then walked out after Jaime and we got in the car driving off.
I sighed.
I'm going to miss him.
He was my rock.
The go to guy.
Not anymore.

"Hey."

I looked at Jaime.

"It's going to be okay."
"I'm not so sure it will be."
"Why's that?"
"I just have this feeling..."