Jeremy received a text message on Emma's phone from her friend, Sarah.
Sarah
Emma - I heard about you and Jeremy. Mind telling me what the hell is going on?
Sarah
OMG. Please don't tell me that you've forgiven him for what he did?!
Sarah
I honestly expected more from you.
Sarah
You swore that you would never end up with someone like him. ESPECIALLY him.
Jeremy
I don't understand.
Sarah
Are you serious right now??! The party I made you go to with me so I wouldn't have to go alone??
Sarah
You wanted to stay home, but I made you go out. I still kind of blame myself for making you go out...you really didn't want to...
Sarah
Typical Jeremy was in his usual state...pounding drinks and shamelessly flirting with all of the swooning girls around him.
Sarah
He kept making advances at you, but you were sober and he was basically browning out at that stage, so you kept trying to push him away.
Sarah
He just couldn't understand how a 'girl like you' wouldn't want to hook-up with him. You were like the only girl at the party who wasn't interested in him.
Sarah
Then he grabbed you and just kissed you. And you freaked out and tried to find me and leave.
Sarah
BUT THEN HE GRABBED YOU BY THE WRIST AND TRIED TO FORCE YOU TO GO UPSTAIRS WITH HIM!!!
Sarah
YOU KEPT SAYING NO AND HE WAS A TOTAL AND COMPLETE ASSHOLE.
Jeremy
Oh, um - yeah. I can't believe that I forgot about that.
Sarah
Yeah...I also can't believe you 'forgot' about that!!
Sarah
He's not a good guy, Emma.
Jeremy
You're right, Sarah. I don't know what I've been thinking.
Sarah
I'm only reminding you of all of this, bc I don't want you to get hurt.
Sarah
You deserve someone who's going to respect you.
Sarah
Just seriously think about it, ok?
Sarah
Whatever you decide...I'll be there for you. No matter what.
Jeremy stared at the phone in shock and confusion.
Faded memories of the party begin to cross his mind...
But he couldn't remember anything except for when he first laid eyes on Emma.
Jeremy
We really need to talk.
Emma
Sounds serious. What's up?
Jeremy
Why didn't you tell me, Emma?
Jeremy
The real reason why you hate me so much? The party.
Emma
Stop. We don't need to go there.
Jeremy
I'm not going to pretend that it didn't happen...because it did happen.
Jeremy
I was horrible. How could I not remember you?
Jeremy
How could I not remember what I did to you?
Emma
Because it's not worth remembering!
Emma
I really hate being reminded of what happened that night. I'm just trying to block it out for good, ok?
Emma
So - just drop it, ok? Please.
Jeremy
I tried to take advantage of you, Emma!!
Emma
You weren't supposed to remember anything that happened that night.
Emma
You were really drunk. You weren't thinking straight.
Jeremy
That's bullshit. We have to talk about this.
Jeremy
I've spent months living it up - guilt-free - and without any repercussions to my actions toward you.
Jeremy
That doesn't fucking matter now.
Jeremy
Tell me. What exactly happened that night?
Emma
I went to the party with Sarah.
Emma
She forced me to go so she wouldn't have to go alone.
Emma
I basically just hid in a corner the whole time, waiting for Sarah to want to go, until you came up to me.
Emma
I knew who you were. I wanted to talk to you too. But I acted like I didn't. I mean - you don't have the best reputation.
Emma
But, you were charming. And obviously hot. You made me swoon.
Emma
No. You asked for it, so now you're getting every single detail about what happened that night.
Emma
I thought I'd give you the benefit of the doubt. Maybe people were just talking shit and you were really a good guy.
Emma
So...I decided to reserve judgement and give you a chance.
Emma
Then - you just kissed me. Without warning.
Jeremy
Why didn't you push me away?
Emma
The kiss itself wasn't the problem, Jeremy.
Emma
It was actually even kind of sweet.
Emma
It's what happened immediately after that just wasn't cool.
Emma
You became really aggressive, really quickly.
Emma
And it became clear to me that you would never approach a girl like me just to have a nice conversation. All you wanted to do was sleep with me.
Emma
So, I punched you in the face and got out of the party ASAP.
Emma
There. Full details. Happy?
Jeremy
That explains why my cheek was bruised the next morning.
Jeremy
I don't know how I forgot all of that. And how no one else reminded me?
Emma
Everyone else was plastered at that point, too.
Jeremy
Emma, I'm truly sorry for what I did. For kissing you without asking.
Jeremy
And especially for trying to take advantage of you.
Jeremy
I'm so far from the guy who you saw that night.
Emma
I wish I could believe that. I really do.
Emma
You know...maybe if we'd met under different circumstances...I could've actually really liked you.
Emma
But, I just can't get that night out of my mind.
Emma
And I was really hurt that you didn't remember it at all.
Emma
Just confirmed the fact that you probably do that all the time...and don't remember any of the girls you hook up with.
Jeremy
You're nothing like any of the other girls I've ever been with, Emma. Please. You have to believe me.
Jeremy
I am so sorry for everything.
Jeremy
Please, don't ignore my texts again.
Jeremy
Can you at least reply my messages?
Emma hated being reminded of the pain Jeremy caused her that night.
So, she decided to ignore his texts.
She hated the fact that, deep down, she did have feelings for him.
She didn't want to be like every other girl who fell for his charms.
And, he really did treat her so poorly that night. And didn't even remember the way he acted!
How could Emma let herself fall in love with someone like that?
