The Best Friend: A Young Adult Romance Story by Ally Williams

Author:Ally Williams [Williams, Ally]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BLVNP, Incorporated
Published: 2017-06-03T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

Elsie

With every bone in my body, I wish I know why I give into him so easily. I don’t know why all I can ever think about is being with him as if it doesn’t matter how many times he hurts me. I rush to his every beck and call just because I hope that maybe something will change, that maybe one time I’ll look and him and just know he’s finally mine.

“Hayden…” A loud sigh leaves my lips, eyes falling to my hands that I pick at.

My legs are tucked up close to my chest, head resting on my knees and arms wrapped around my calves to seek some sort of comfort on his lonely bed. He paces the room, nearly leaving a trail of smoke in his path, thoughtfully pondering on something.

When I drove over here, I had every intention of telling him that I can’t do this anymore, and if he is going to continue to treat me this way, then I will have to take some steps back. Though it all vanished when he opened the front door with a look of anguish.

He looked like he was in so much emotional pain that I couldn’t even force a word out of my mouth. I just followed him up the stairs and sat down, waiting for him to say something, anything.

After forty minutes of silence, I drown in my own thoughts that are more confusing as the seconds tick on.

Hayden’s constant staring and unnatural jerky moments have me fidgeting with expectancy, wanting to get this over with so we can go back to the way we were when everything was okay.

Unfortunately, he’s giving me no indication as to why I’m here or what he wants to talk about.

The material of my sweats rubs against my shaven legs when I straighten them out to switch my position. I tug the overly large shirt back up my shoulder that was exposed.

“Do you want something to eat? Coffee, maybe? We have some leftover candy from tonight as well.” He spouts out hastily right when I’m about to call out his name again. His figure freezes, turning in his spot to look at me.

“I’m not hungry.” In fact, I lost my appetite the day you told me to leave because your girlfriend thought she could do a better job at taking care of you.

He nods his head in understanding, eyes still wide with a sort of fear I’ve yet to depict.

I haven’t seen this side of him in so long. This is the six-year-old Hayden that would anxiously pace because he misplaced his favorite teddy bear. This is the side of Hayden I find adorable, not the one who goes on fits of rage.

He’s done so much damage to my heart that I’m not sure if it can ever be repaired. It seems that no matter what he does, I still don’t want anything or anyone to break him the way I’ve been shattered because I won’t be able to put the pieces back together for him.

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