The Last Vampire by Mary Danganan

Author:Mary Danganan [Danganan, Mary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-05T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12: Peyton Hunt

“I am happy to have you in my life, James. You are irreplaceable.” I spoke those words as I smiled with genuine jubilation and contentment. “You are my number one cheerleader.”

His eyes were not lying. The happiness on his perfect pair of tantalizing eyes was clear over his eyeglasses. He was outstanding and adorable in his own ways, and I was truly lucky to have captured his attention all this time.

“But James, you know that you are my best bud in the world. I won’t trade that for anything else.” I was cautious with my words, keeping them gentle and courteous for James. Although he was the type of man every woman would dream of loving and having as a life-long companion, I could not see myself being the perfect fit for him. He was always a brother to me.

The pleasure in his eyes vanished as those words escaped my lips. I could see the sadness replacing his joy, but he quickly put on a smile on his face.

“Wow, getting dump seems to be not bad at all.” He let out a chuckle, although I knew he was coping with the pain. I embraced him as tight as I could, mending the pain he felt in the way I knew I could.

“I know you’ll find the perfect girl.”

“I already did.”

As we broke the hug, James walked towards his pick up and started the engine. I waved my hand as I watched him drove away. I led my feet towards the front door, eager to collapse on my bed after another long, tiring day.

And yet, I hurt another beautiful soul. He was ready to stay, and yet I shut him away. Guess I was pretty bad at keeping people to stay around me.

I had somehow anticipated that he would confess today, that he would eventually express his feelings that I had long felt. It was a little difficult for me to face the music I had longed grooved with. I had loved James with all my heart and soul, but that degree of affection would be unfair for him since it was at a family level sort of love.

Deep inside of me hoped that it would be better if someone else confessed his love for me. My mind had been imagining his face all this time, although I tried my best to restrict thoughts of him from my head. I hoped to forget him, but my heart could not simply perform the deed. It was always about Jorge, and it would always be him.

Now that he was gone, I wished it was easy to replace him. James could have been a great man, but I just could not deceive others to blindfold my heart with lies and distractions.

On the brighter side, I knew I did the right thing. If I told James that I was ready to give him a chance, then I’ll end up deepening the wound I was supposed to stab on his chest. Lying to

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