Expelled After One Night Stand

I don't love you anymore.

Charlie's POV

I'll go back to the mine. I am furious at Anna and glad I left her next to the road. I never want to see that woman in my life again. I hope Lerato will understand. I am not angry at her. She is the innocent victim of all of this. I need to explain myself to her and beg her for forgiveness. I do not know why I did not realize it was not Lerato who was in that bloody bed! I should have known that Lerato would never come to me. She is not a cheap woman like Anna. I never want to see that w***e again. I am even more furious as I feel a little guilty thinking of the weak, thin girl with blood and tears on her cheeks. I should not feel sorry for her. I should feel sorry for my beloved Lerato, who is hurting because of my betrayal. As I return to the mine, I drive straight to Lerato's parent's house. I knock on the door, and Thato answers. He looks at me in disgust. I know I deserve it, but he is my friend. Is he not going to give me time to explain myself?

"They are waiting for you in the kitchen," Thato says and walks away. Hannes and I have been friends since childhood. I felt hurt when he walked to the sitting room where Hannes and Rose were waiting for him. They are all my friends. I want them to know I am innocent. I was drunk and misled by Anna. She tricked me. Kagiso helped her as he was the one who told me Lerato was waiting for me in the old miner's house. I wonder how she got him to help her as she does not have friends. Kagiso would not have done it without being paid or tricked. My friends will have to wait as I walk to the kitchen and talk to Lerato and her parents. Lerato is sitting between her mother and father, crying.

"You have a lot of explaining to do, young man. What happened last night is unforgivable, and my daughter's heart is broken. I do not believe that you had anything to do with it. I think it is Anna who planned all of this. She knew you were drunk and took the chance to get you into her bed. We all know she always had a crush on you," Lerato's father says.

"Yes, sir. I am sorry I got caught up in it and fell for her tricks. Kagiso came to me last night and said Lerato was not feeling well and had too much to drink. He told me she was waiting for me in the old miner's house and wanted to talk to me. I thought Anna was Lerato, and I was too drunk to notice the difference," I say.

"You are a liar! How can you mistake Anna for me? I am not as thin and unfed as she is! I am well-built, and you should have noticed the difference. I hate you! I don't love you anymore!" Lerato shouts.

"Calm down, honey. I am sure Charlie is telling the truth. Would he trade a beautiful woman like you for someone like Anna? I give him a chance to talk and not be too rushed. You are saying things that you do not mean at the moment," Aunt Lindiwe says.

"No! I do not want to stay here! I can not stand being near Charlie right now! I want to travel! I want to see Europe and need time to consider my relationship with Charlie. I do not wish to continue with the engagement for now. I want a break. Mom, Dad, you have to understand. I am hurt, and if I go away for a while, I may forgive Charlie, but I need to sort out my heart," Lerato says. She jumps up and runs to her room.

"Charlie, I am so sorry, but I think we should wait and give Lerato time to recover," Uncle Thabo says. I know he will do anything for his daughter, and I believe it will be better for us if we take a break. I know it will take time for Lerato to get over this.

"I understand. I will leave now. Lerato needs a break. Perhaps it will be better if we take a break. I am sure that she will return to me after a holiday, and we can continue our relationship and become engaged," I say. I get up and walk out. I feel sad as Lerato told me she does not love me anymore. I know she only said it because she was angry. I believe that one day, she will come back to me. She will realize I genuinely love her and have no feelings for Anna. I should have killed that b***h! I hate her for what she did to Lerato and me. Lerato and I would have gotten engaged next week if it had not been for her. Now Lerato hates me and wants to go away. I cannot stop Lerato, and I understand where she is coming from. I would have also been upset if it were the other way around. I would have called off the engagement to go away until I could forgive Lerato. I can understand why Lerato hates me now because I am sure I would have hated her if I found her with another man in bed. I would have said things that I did not mean as well.

I can only hope that Anna went away. I hope she has the money to go away. I should have given her money. I should have paid her like Rose's parents paid her mother to leave! I should have treated her the way they treated her mother. She does not deserve any better. She still dared to tell me she felt sorry for me! She told me that I would be hurt one day when I found out the truth. She is playing her part as the victim. Does she really think I will believe she is innocent in all of this? If she did not plan it, who did? She must think I am stupid. Does she believe I will think Lerato planned all of this? She is making one big mistake.