A Shocking Discovery
Chapter 19
Garrett’s POV
I headed over to Tammy’s house after school today. Since she was no longer allowed at my
house, I needed to get her confession on record. I needed proof as I wanted to be with Addison
as soon as possible. I am so tired of dealing with Tammy. Hopefully, today will be the last day
I have to put up with her. Even her voice is annoying to me now. How did I put up with her
whiny voice for so long?
I needed to hold Addison in my arms. I couldn’t wait to tell her that I was going to be her
champion. That I had proof that Tammy was the one behind this whole thing. I was going to
ensure that Addison knew I would love and protect her for the rest of her life. I was working
with a single–minded focus, but I have to get this over and done with. I can’t keep pretending to
like Tammy for another day. I don’t know how long I can go without Addison.
I wouldn’t mess up the second chance I had been given. So, I immediately drove straight over
to Tammy’s house after school. I didn’t want to run into Tammy and have her ask me for a
ride. The least amount of time together is what I am after. I would catch her at home for a
little while and have to play like I am still mad at Addison. If I wanted this to work, I knew that
bad–mouthing Addison was the only way to go with Tammy involved. I didn’t want to see
Tammy at school because she would try to touch me, and I didn’t want her to touch me ever
again.
Her mother knew me and welcomed me into their home. They had a three–bedroom house
with two bathrooms. It had a jack–and–jill between her room and her younger brother’s room.
She was always complaining about how he didn’t keep the tub clean. The three of us had to
share the upstairs bathroom in our house, and we complained about the mess, too. Especially
Valerie. She always yelled about our clothes not being in the hamper, but there was no surface
on the countertop where we could put anything with all her makeup and hair products.
“Gary told me that something was happening at the high school, and he was running late. But
I think that they will be here soon. Can I get you something to drink, Garrett?” her mother, Jo
Ann, asked me. She was a nice lady. Much nicer than Tammy was, and I couldn’t understand why. Is it because her father was the vice principal? Did he make Tammy into the person she is now? Because she is nowhere near as nice as her mother was.
“No, thanks, Mrs. Daniels. I stopped and grabbed a drink on the way here, but could I use your bathroom real quick?” I asked.‘
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“You know where it is, Garrett. Make yourself at home, I am going to go start dinner,” she told me as she motioned toward their bathroom.
I usually use Tammy’s bathroom, which is cleaner and closer, as we typically hang out in her room. She always liked the danger of us getting caught when she talked me into having s*x. I am a teenage boy; there doesn’t need to be a lot of arm–twisting to get me in the mood. Even though she made sure both doors were locked, there was still an element of danger.
Especially since she liked to moan when we had s*x, I know that she was trying to get caught with me now. It had made me nervous enough the last time that I refused to return for the last
several months. I wish I had seen what she was doing much sooner. I shudder as I think of it
now. Back then, it was bold and exciting. The danger of getting caught upped the passion for us. Now I know it for what it was: teenage s*x. I knew what actual passion was now after one night with Addison.
Since her brother’s room was closest to the living room, I entered his room this time to use the bathroom. I have been here at least twenty times in the last three years. She usually comes to
my house. She always said she liked my family better than hers, but I knew it was a lie now. I
can see how she has manipulated me on so many occasions in the last few years. I did my
business and washed my hands. I was still going over what wanted to say to her. I wanted to
get the hell out of here as quickly as I could.
I felt guilt creeping up. I remember I used to like how mean she was, especially when she
punished Addison on my behalf. Now, I felt awful about it. I was willing to overlook what
Addison had done now that we were together. I opened the door and exited the bathroom,
entering her brother’s bedroom. I will never know what made me go into his bedroom to use
the bathroom, but I stopped cold before I could get to his door. I hadn’t seen it on the way to
the bathroom because it had been behind me. But I saw it now, and a fury like I had never felt
before filled me.
Sitting on the top of his shelf was my football, still inside the plexiglass case. What in the
hell? How could it have gotten here? I never interacted with the kid. He was like ten years old
now. I had seen him throwing around a newer football with Vice Principal Daniels, but it’s the
South. We love football down here. That wasn’t a red flag for me, as dads always threw
footballs around with their children. Seeing my football, here inside his room was a giant red
flag.
Tammy took it and blamed Addison. Hell, I had blamed Addison. I destroyed our friendship
over lies. What I did was all for nothing. Addison had done nothing wrong. I could feel my
heart clench as if a hand had reached inside my chest, grabbed it, and squeezed. I forgot about waiting for Tammy now and strode across the room to grab it. Sure enough, it bore my
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great–grandfather’s and my grandfather’s autographs. This was my missing football. I felt sick.
All this time, I allowed my friends to give Addison a hard time, and Tammy was behind it.
I felt physically ill at how stupid I had been. Tammy was constantly reminding us of Addison’s theft. Getting my friends fired up. Hell, my sister hated Addison for stealing it. She acted like
an eyewitness when she couldn’t have been. We were all fooled. How had this happened? You know what, it doesn’t matter. I am leaving. I will deal with Tammy later. I just walked right out the front door with it. Slamming the door shut behind me. I was so done with Tammy and her family. That b***h set Addison up. No wonder she begged me to tell her what she had done. She honestly didn’t know.
I heard the door open behind me, and Mrs. Daniels called, “Wait, where are you going with that
football, Garrett?”
I needed to vent my anger at someone, which was probably why I closed the door so hard. ”
This is MY football. I am taking it back home,” I called back to her.
“But didn’t you give it to Caden? Tammy brought it home and said that you gave it to him.
That you wanted him to have it,” She said with doubt clear in her voice.
“That is a lie. Your daughter is a thief and a liar. She is also the most malicious person that I
have ever met. You tell her that I never want to see her again. If she sees me at school, she had better walk the other way. If I have to, I will file a police report on this. My grandfather gave this to me. It had his autograph on it, and my great–grandfathers as well. It was my most
valuable possession, and she stole it. I will never forgive her for taking it,” I told her, with ice dripping from each word.
“You should wait until Gary comes home. I’m uncomfortable with you taking something from
our home,” she said as she pulled her cell phone from her pocket.
“That is fine. I will call my parents to come over and bring the police, and we can deal with
this right here, right now,” I replied as I put the football into my truck and pulled my cell phone
out.
She seemed to calm down after I mentioned getting the police involved. It might not be a felony, but both these men have passed away. This football cannot be replaced, so as far as I
am concerned, it is invaluable.
“Garrett, this must be some kind of misunderstanding. I don’t believe my daughter would do such a thing,” she said skeptically.
She needed to know what kind of person her daughter was. I had saved the pictures that
Whitney had sent me. I was going to use them as the reason that I was breaking up with her when I was ready to let her go–no time like the present. I won’t show her the racier pictures,
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but she needs to see her so–called ‘innocent‘ daughter in action.
“Well, this will come as a real shock to you then. Next time you see Whitney, be sure to ask her for the pictures of your daughter at a frat party in Dallas last fall,” I said as I pulled up the more innocent ones. I showed her five pictures, and they weren’t even that bad. I had seen way worse with her and two guys, but Tammy didn’t look anywhere near innocent in those.
“Oh my God, what was she doing in a frat house? Did you take her there, Garrett? She had no business being there. Why would you do that?” her mother cried out, clearly shocked.
“She and Whitley went there together to go to a party. Tammy broke up with me to hook up with college guys. You should invite Whitley over and ask her if you don’t believe me. Just be prepared to see what your daughter is up to. I saw those pictures, and let’s just say there is a reason I won’t be taking her back as my girlfriend,” I told her and turned around to return to my truck.
I needed to speak to my sister and my parents, then I needed to beg forgiveness from Addison. I cannot believe that I actually thought the worst about Addison. She has always been a loyal friend to me. I messed up so badly. I wanted to punch something.
I walked into the house and saw Mom and Dad were upset. Lyelled for Valerie to come downstairs. About a minute later, she came downstairs. She lit up when she saw I had my football back.
“Hey, you finally got your football back!” Valerie said to me.
My father said, “Wait, your football was taken?”
“Yeah, Dad. Addison stole it from Garrett about three years ago. That was the reason that he iced her out. She deserved it for taking his most prized possession,” Valerie told him.
“Addison would never have taken that football. She knew what it meant to him. I don’t believe it,” my mother said. She was right, I screwed up. I believed a conniving b***h, instead of my loyal, sweet friend. I just hope I can fix this.
