"Usher, do you even realize what time it is? It's three-thirty in the morning! I was just worried about Sonia being out so late alone, which is why I brought her back. You're her boyfriend, yet you didn't bother to pick her up and are just sleeping here. Sonia didn't complain, so why are you angry with her?"
I had to admit, Martin had a knack for stirring the pot.
Sonia's expression darkened, as if she were the one being wronged.
"Oh, so now that it's three-thirty, should I have stood by your bed and handed you a condom to be a good boyfriend?"
I yawned lazily, watching them with amusement.
"Smack!"
A loud ringing filled my ears, and my face felt like it had been burned.
Sonia's hand was still hanging in the air, while Martin wore a look of amusement. A wave of humiliation washed over me.
If I had felt a twinge of jealousy before, Sonia's slap shattered the bond we had built over three years.
With red-rimmed eyes and a hint of panic on her face, Sonia scolded me, "Usher, how can you slander me like this?"
After that, she grabbed Martin's hand and headed for the door. When she saw me still sitting on the sofa, her eyes were filled with anger and disbelief.