Looking after Jessica

I spent Saturday with Jamie, but my mind kept going back to the bet I made with Brandon. Being honest with myself, making a bet about whether my friend would stay faithful was incredibly reprehensible. If she found out she would surely hate me. Furthermore I would have to trust Brandon and Andrew not to pull anything shady. The more I though about it the more I regretted my decision. Still the reason why I did it in the first place was because of my trust in Jessica. I would just have to keep an extra good eye on her in the coming weeks, to make sure nothing bad happened to her.

After sleeping over with Jamie I came back to my dorm room just before midday on Sunday. I found Jessica on her phone on a video-call with her boyfriend Todd. My guilt flared up the moment I saw her, and I almost broke down and told her right there and then. I decided against it though, I trusted her after all and hopefully she would never have to learn about my stupid bet. Some friend I had turned out to be, keeping secrets from her.

Next day was Monday and we both quickly got buried in coursework again. The only course I shared with Jess was women's studies so I saw her during those classes and in the evening. I tried to be extra vigilant but I saw no trace of either Brandon nor Andrew.

"How was your day?" I asked Jessica on Monday with both of us back in our room.

"Same old," she replied. "Still struggling with sociology, the professor is obtuse and I miss our cooperation."

"No one has been bothering you?" I dared asking.

"No, why?" she said looking confused at me. "Do you need help with that frat guy?"

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"I have that covered," I smiled reassuringly. "Don't worry."

"If you say so."

I didn't want to push any further. I continued to probe her every night for the rest of the week, looking for any signs of Andrew bothering her, but she didn't give any indication that anything was wrong.

On Friday night I felt I could breathe a little easier, but I had to remain vigilant! I had not seen a glimpse of Brandon for the whole week which made me a little uneasy, but as long as Jessica remained undisturbed I was content. Having neglected Jamie a bit during the week, I decided to spend the Saturday with him. Jessica planned to spend the day at home and video-call with Todd anyways.

When I came home on Sunday morning Jessica was not home. I immediately felt uneasy. Checking my phone I found no messages from her saying where she went. She was usually very particular about such things. I send off a text asking were she was. Ten minutes later there was no answer. Again very unusual, she tended to respond to texts very quickly. I could feel my unease growing by the minute. In the afternoon I finally got a text.

Douche: Come to the frat right now

Standing there staring at the text I could feel my heartbeat going crazy. It couldn't be possible, right?