"Moving day part one!" Nick shouted as they both got in his car. "This will be so much fun." Cath, on the other hand, did not think this would be fun. First off, she did not want to go see Levi. Second off, she did not want to have to lug her bookshelves out to the car. Third, she did not want to go see Levi. Fourth, She didn't want to have to make more than one trip and see Levi more than once, which will probably happen considering her huge amount of objects. Lastly, wait, did I mention this, she didn't want to go see Levi.
Nick started singing along to Justin Bieber, making Cath groan. She switched the station quickly. No way in hell was she going to listen to Justin Bieber, she was already upset. The new knowledge really made Cath upset, but she also felt a little like a celebrity. Jessica really felt a need to be Cather, like that was the only way to get Levi back. She almost laughed when she saw Jessica around campus wearing a Simon Snow shirt. Was she even a real fan of Simon? Probably not.
It was nice outside, fall, almost turning into winter. Halloween would be in a couple weeks, which meant parties. Nick was the kind of guy that was obsessed with going to parties, especially during holidays. Cather would probably stay inside writing, reading, or watching Gossip Girl, her new obsession, thanks to Nick.
"We're here." Nick lightly said to Cath, offering her a smile. Cath groaned, not wanting to get out of the car. She had to though. She would be brave. She would be brave. She would be brave. Walking into the the lounge room wasn't as bad as she thought. It brought back a lot of memories. Happy ones, her and Levi playing poker. Things she wished would happen again. She wished they would be alright. That this was just a dream.
Cath finally stopped at their dorm room. Well, his dorm room, with her stuff in it. It wasn't theirs anymore. Not even close. Nick opened the door for her, escorting her inside. Levi was sitting on his bed, audiobook playing. He didn't need Cath to read for him anymore.
"Hey Cath, your stuff is over there. How are you?" He seemed so enthusiastic. So happy to see her, when she was the opposite. How could he be like this? How? Cath was torn apart and he was perfectly fine. Cath's heart was broken and his was like it was brand new.
She didn't respond, just rushed over to the side that originally was declared as her side of the room, putting stuff in boxes and having Nick take them out to the car. Levi didn't talk again, just watched. And watched. And watched. Nick wanted him to say something, how he lost the girl of his dreams. Nick thought Levi was an airhead, a stupid guy making even stupider decisions, if that was possible.
They loaded the last box in the car. Cath and Nick just left right there, not wanting to say goodbye to Levi. They didn't think that was needed.
"You did well. Just one more stop." She didn't want one more stop. She didn't want anymore stops. She just wanted to go home.
A figure appeared over the car as they stopped at the stop sign.
"Well look who it is, our favorite." Nick said in a very sassy tone, if Cath wasn't in this situation she would have laughed. They rolled the window down.
"Yes Levi?"
"Cath, you forgot something." Levi handed her the paperback box set that he ruined. Looking up, she noticed how out of breath he was. He ran a long way to get to them, almost half the campus.
"You can keep it. Maybe this time Jessica can read them to you. She used to be your girlfriend before college anyways. You guys probably have a lot to catch up on." Cath was almost as taken aback as Levi, but not as much. He deserved it. He did this to himself, he was the one that decided to throw people in the dust. Reagan once told Cath that she thought Levi changed, that cheating was a one time thing for him. I guess Reagan was wrong. It wasn't her fault for being wrong. It was Cath's fault for trusting Levi.
Nick howled at this comment, clasping Cather's shoulder, an act of support. Levi stared at them, his eyes narrowing.
"You probably think this is hilarious, don't you. I've cheated on Cath. Yes, okay, I have! I'm even okay with it! We all know, okay Cath? We all know that you and Nick have been going off sleeping with each other for who knows how long, don't even try to say that I've been the only one cheating in our relationship. You even tried to steer him away by saying that he might be gay! Gay! You know what Cath, why don't you just stop writing about gay people who we know will be GOING TO HELL. I'm not a religious person, but at least I know they are DISGUSTING. At least I know. At least I learned." There was a pause, he was trying to catch his breath. Through the corner of her eye, Cather saw Nick move his hand, ready to gang up on Levi. Cath put his hand in her lap, her way of telling him to just let it be. It would all be over soon. "I didn't know who she was when I first met her. I found out at the library she was the Jessica I talked to in high school. I dated her online when I cheated on Reagan. It was just a coincidence that I met her at school. And remember the girl I was talking to in the summer? I know you know about her. She was a different Jessica I met on a Simon Snow forum, the one you actually told me to check out. She just happened to be the same Jessica the whole time. I know it's crazy. I'm sorry it came to this-"
"We are done." Cath abruptly stopped him mid sentence. "Thank you for telling me, but it doesn't change anything. I really loved you, Levi. I loved you, but you broke my heart. You twisted and bent it. You cut my love into little tiny shreds of nothing." Tears started to spring from Nick's eyes. "I know love normally doesn't last for forever, the phony kind, anyways. I guess I just thought we had real love. Something that would stick with us forever. I was wrong." Cath turned away from Levi, her face now as red as a cherry. "Just leave, I don't want to see you anymore. I'll either have Reagan or my sister come up and collect the rest of my things next week. Bye Levi." She motioned for Nick to drive, not even waiting to see if Levi left.
"That was fun, wasn't it." said Nick, breaking the silence. He didn't know what to say. Nobody did.
"I did what I had to do, he was going psychotic. I just hope he has a better life with Jessica than he had with me."
"I don't think he will, Cath. You're irreplaceable." They drove off, driving without a point. Driving so they could just sit in peace, feel each other's warmth. Thinking about everything and nothing at the same time. Thinking about anything but the past.
