The One That Got Away by Danielle Martin (rainbow fish read aloud .txt) 📕

"Oh really??" She stepped even closer refusing to back down. "You cant call me out on shit! I own up to everything i do!"

"Lies all lies." He shook his head while backing away not wanting to get too close. "You so worried about me and my relationship, what about yours huh?? What was his name again? Nathan??"

Makayla glared, becoming upset that he would even bring up his name. Rodney knew nothing about Nathan. Nothing like what she knew about him and Bailey. And she wasnt in a relationship with Nathan either. She was taking her time and expected for her ex to do so as well but she was wrong.

　"You dont know shit Rodney. I've been waiting on you all this time!" She shouted at him, knowing she was only telling half the truth

Rodney shook his head, obviously not believing her. "So your going to sit here and tell me with a straight face that you dont have feelings for that kid?" Rodney shouted at her while stepping forward glaring at her. As he stepped up, she stepped back. "You met him days after i left you. And lately you been real confused! Dont know if you want to love me or give him a chance. That sounds about right dont it? Arent you caught up in a love triangle Makayla?" He interrogated her while stepping to her even closer causing her to back away even further. Her mouth hung open as she began to question in her head how could he possibly know that? How did Rodney know about her feelings she had for Nathan? She stammered, shocked and caught off gaurd. "What are you talking about Rodney?' She acted as if she didnt know, but she knew exactly what he was talking about,
"Oh now you dont know?" He questioned her. "How convenient! You always want to play the victim! You try to make me out to be the bad guy! But atleast I moved on the right way! I know all about your little boyfriend that you been keeping a secret this entire time. I talked to your bestfriend. A few times actually. She told me everything."
Her jaw dropped even lower as she found herself at a loss for words, out of breath and shocked at the same time. "What?" She stammered, almost losing her balance completley thrown off. "What did you just say?"
He crossed his arms across his chest, satisfied that he finally knocked her off her high horse. "I said i've been talking to Nya. She told me all about your little boyfriend. And about your so called therapist! I dont know why the hell you think you need a therapist Makayla but its going to take a hell of alot more than mental help to get rid of them skeletons you got."
Makayla held her breath, completley taken aback by the fact that Nya had really been talking to Rodney all this time behind her back. The person that she trusted more than anybody sold her out. In all honesty, Makayla wanted nothing more than to break down crying right now. She did her best to hold it all in and pretend she wasnt having a nervous breakdown. She lifted her head, staring off in space for a second attempting to recollect herself. She felt as if this were a dream. An out of body experience. There was no way her karma could be this bad.
"Why would you talk to Nya of all people when you could have talked to me?!" she spat at him, upset and offended because she wanted him to hear everything from her and not from word of mouth.
He shrugged his shoulders while looking away. "You wouldnt have told me the truth. You never would have told me. I probably would have never found out if Nya hadnt reached out to me."
Her bottom lip quivered as she realized that she really didnt have anyone in her life that genuienly had her back. Makayla always counted on Nya and loved her like the sister she never had. But now, she felt so deeply betrayed and confused on what she should do next.
"So like I was saying Makayla," Rodney continued, "You got yourself involved with another man before you could fully let go of what you and I had together. And now you all in your feelings about me moving on, but I had to! You left me with no choice."
Makayla didnt know what to say or how to respond. Suddenly it began to feel as if her lips were stuck together and her heels were glued to the floor. Makayla stared deep into Rodneys eyes without saying anything for a moment. He stared back ar her in silence as well, not breaking contact. Abruptly, a silent Bailey stepped forward interrupting their staring competition, a deep display of aggravation across her face. She didnt say much the entire time, Makayla almost forgot she was standing there. "Really Rodney??" Bailey directly addressed him without even looking Makaylas way or paying her any attention. Rodney snapped out of his trance almost as if he forgot his new girlfriend was standing there as well. "What??" He asked, confused.
"See, this is exactly why I said I was afraid to do this with you!" She pointed her finger towards Makayla. "Your clearly still hung up on your ex. Dont call me when your over her, i dont have time to wait for you again!" Swiftly, Bailey slipped off the white gold bracelet she was still wearing, dropping it into the palm of his hand before turning on her heel and walking away. In an instant, Rodney reverted all his attention back to Bailey, darting after her as soon as she walked away. "But Bailey wait! I am over her I swear!"
Makaylas hands dropped to her side and her heart stopped as she watched Rodney trail behind Bailey. She headed towards the door quickly, snatching her arm away each time he reached for her begging her to stop and talk to him. Did she really hear what she thought she just heard? Makayla kept replaying him saying he was over her in her head over and over again. She felt numb.Thinking it was alot different than hearing him say it out loud. She had lost him for good, and it was all her fault. Her wrong doings could never be undone, and she knew no matter how bad it hurt, Rodney deserved someone better than her. But she didnt understand why did it hurt so bad to see that he was actually getting that. A silent tear ran down her cheek which she caught with her index finger. On a daily basis, Makayla convinced herself that she really was not that bad of a person and that she doesnt deserve all the problems she goes through in life, but suddenly Makayla began to feel that she did deserve it. And she didnt deserve Rodney. Not now, not ever...

 Chapter 21.
Makayla sat straight up in her canopy bed, the covers sitting in her lap as her television ran in the background which had been running all night. It was 4:45 a.m. She couldnt sleep. After crying for 4 hours, Makayla managed to doze off until 12 a.m. Since then, she hadnt been able to go back to sleep or do much of anything at all. She gripped her cellphone in the palm of her hand, running her fingers across the screen contemplating wether or not she should make that phone call now or later. She intended to call earlier, but her body ached and her throat itched , she put it off to the side and decided she would deal with it another day. But now that she was awake and fully attentive, she was ready to make that call and did not want to wait until the next day. 

She knew it was late. No one but early birds and morning shift workers were up at this time of night. It didnt matter. Quickly, she swiped her finger to unlock her phone and went to the recent contacts where she kept her most frequently dialed numbers. She called the number she knew all too well, bouncing her foot under the covers as her anxiety began to kick in while the phone rang. The line picked up after 3 rings.

"Helloooo?" Answered a half awake, half asleep groggy voice

"Nya are you asleep? I know you got to get up for work soon." she asked, her heart racing as soon as she answered the phone

"Not for another hour Makayla. Whats up? Are you okay?" Nya questioned her as if she were concered.

"Yeah I'm okay. I just really, really need to talk to you just for a few minutes."

Makayla heard shuffling in the background as if Nya was sitting up in bed. ''Okay, whats up? And it better be important you waking me up this early" She spoke in a grumpy but playful tone. Makayla decided might as well jump right into it.

"Well I just wanted to call you and tell you myself that your a real backstabbing bitch for spilling all my buisness to Rodney behind my back. You sat in my face all these years. You pretended to be my best friend all this time, faking it like you got all your shit together and you oh so holu. You one fake ass broad." Makayla spoke in a real firm tone so Nya could know this was not a joke. Her knuckles became numb as she felt herself gripping the phone in anger. She was taking this very serious and her calm demeanor over the phone was nothing compared to the fire she was feeling inside her body right now.

"Excuse me??" Nya asked, completley caught off gaurd,
Makayla glared, almost wishing she confronted her in person so she could feel how angry she was. "You heard what I said Nya! Your supposed to be my best friend! I trusted you! And you would actually go behind my back and betray me like this!"
"Makayla!" Nya jumped in to defend herself. "I never betrayed you. I did that to help you."
"To help me???!!" Anger shot across her chest as she jumped out of bed and immediatly began to pace the floor, something that she done only when she was in rage. "You think talking shit about me to my ex boyfriend isnt betrayal??? And you did that without me knowing. You never told me not once that you have been talking to Rodney."
Nya sighed on the other end, "I knew if I told you, you would flip out. Just like your doing right now!"
Makayla propped her arms up on her waist trying to keep herself calm. She had enough going on in her life right now and she felt this was going to take to tip her over the edge. Makayla continued to pace, preventing herself from hopping in her car making that 20 minute drive across town to Nyas