Stacey stood on the stage of the karaoke bar waiting for her song to start. Her friends were right, getting out the house was a good idea. After a lot of begging and a few drinks she agreed to sing. Before she could sing the first note, it seemed that the world stopped. Her ex-boyfriend Justin walked into the bar with his new girlfriend. She wanted to run off the stage but knew she couldn�t. She just started to sing.
Could�ve heard a pin drop when they
Walked through the door
Had to turn my eyes away
My heart fell to the floor
Someone whispered, �Where�s her halo?�
Cause she had an angel�s face
He stood there smiling holding on
To the one who took my place?
So tonight the heartache�s on me
Let�s drink a toast to the fool who couldn�t see
Bartender pour the wine
Cause the hurtin�s all mine
Tonight the heartache�s on me
She looked at them and sighed. Of course she was perfect. Justin never dated anyone who had the slightest flaw. Well physical flaw anyway. This girl was tall, thing and graceful. They looked like a picture perfect couple. Stacey needed another shot but chose to keep singing instead.
I wonder if he told her she�s the best he�s ever known
The way he told me every night
When we were all alone
She�ll find out when the wind wears off
He�ll find somebody new
She�ll learn what heartache�s all about
And what I�m going through
But tonight the heartache�s on me
Let�s drink a toast to the fool who couldn�t see
Bartender pour the wine
Cause the hurtin�s all mine
Tonight the heartache�s on me
That�s one thing Justin was definitely a player. Stacey had been his third girlfriend in four months. He could easily fool a girl into believing that he cared and he wasn�t like the other guys she dated. Stacey had fallen for his act completely. But he soon got bored with her and dumped her the same way he had dumped her friends Bianca and Dawn.
Tonight the heartache�s on me
Let�s drink a toast to the fool who couldn�t see
Bartender pour the wine
Cause the hurtin�s all mine
Tonight the heartache�s on me
Yes tonight the heartache�s on me
She finished the song to a crowd of applause. She smiled and walked back to her friends.
�So, what did y�all think?� she asked
�That darling was fabulous.� Bianca replied
�20 points for singing in the face of evil.� Dawn replied.
�But which face was more evil?� Stacey joked
�I�m not quite sure but here come both of them.� Bianca whispered
Stacey looked at her friends and started laughing.
�Hi Stacey.� Justin said
�Hello Justin.� She replied evenly
�Bianca? What are you doing here?� he asked, obviously shocked to see his ex-girlfriends together
�Well Justin, after you dumped me I met Stacey. And after you dumped her we started hanging out more. We were thinking of starting an �I�ve Been Dumped by Justin Timberlake� support group.� Bianca replied
�Always the jokester Bee. Girls, this is Cameron.� He introduced
�There�ll be a spot waiting when he dumps you honey.� Bianca said, shaking her hand
�Oh, I�m sure that won�t be necessary.� Cameron replied
�That�s what we thought. But in case you don�t believe us, I�ll give you my number so you can cry all about it to us over coffee.� Stacey said
�You talk about this like it�s an everyday occurrence.� Cameron said nervously
�Well not everyday, but definitely common. He�s dated all three of us. He just didn�t say hi to Dawn because that was a nasty breakup.� Bianca added
�Justin, is all of this true?� Cameron asked him
�Well, yes and no. My break up with Dawn isn�t as bad as people make it out to be.� He said, shooting the girls a dirty look.
�You really dated all three of them?� she asked
�In a nutshell, yeah.� He replied
�And he slept with all of us too.� Dawn replied
Both Justin and Cameron looked mortified. Stacey began to laugh.
�Aw Cameron, it�s not that bad. We all got a nice parting gift.� She said
�Parting gifts?� Cameron asked incredulously.
�Uh huh. I got jewelry, Stacey got a new car and Bee got cash.� Dawn said
�Please tell me they�re joking.� Cameron said, turning to Justin.
�I�uh�they�ummm.� Justin stammered.
�You see he can�t because it�s true.� Bianca answered for him
�I can�t believe this! Justin can you explain please?� Cameron asked
�Cam, can�t we talk about this later?� he asked
�Aw, c�mon Justin. It�s nothing we haven�t heard already.� Stacey said
�Look Cam, I�ve dated these three, that is true. Basically everything they�ve said is true.� Justin said
�What?� Cameron asked
�But I don�t care about them, I never did.� He replied
�Hey!� the three friends exclaimed.
�Yeah you care about me until the next girl comes along.� Cameron spat
�It�s not like that with you.� He replied
�And it was with us?� Dawn asked
�Shut up Dawn. Cam, I love you, I really do.� He started
�I don�t know if I can ever trust you again.� She replied
�I swear it�s not like that with you!� he added
�I don�t care. We�re done.� Cameron said walking away.
"Cameron, please don�t!� Justin begged as he chased behind her
The girls looked at each other, grinning brightly.
�Ladies, I propose a toast�� Bianca said raising her glass
�To good friends�� Dawn added, raising her glass
�And sweet revenge.� Stacey finished, raising her glass.
They clanked their glasses and took a sip in the name of heartache and revenge.