More Than I Bargained For

Chapter Twenty-Four: All I Have

[DREW'S POINT OF VIEW, STILL]

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It goes REALLY well with this chapter!]

Chapter Twenty-Four

"Drew?" asked a small voice. "Drew?"

Was this a dream? I smiled a small smile. I loved that voice.

"Drew?" it asked again.

I opened my eyes slowly. There was someone walking slowly toward me. Their lips and cheeks were a soft, rosy pink. Their hair was long, and dark, and flowing. Their eyes were a beautiful bright blue.

I reached forward, to check if they were real. As I reached for them I rolled right off the bed, landing with a hard and loud THUMP. That made my head feel like someone was hitting it with a million and one fists, the sounds echoing in my mind.

"Fuck!" I muttered to myself.

"Are you okay?" asked the voice.

I recognized the voice and looked up.

"Get out," I said harshly, laying down on my back and rubbing my temples.

"I'm sorry," Aynsley apologized stepping closer to me.

"Get out, NOW," I spat sitting up quickly. The quick movement made my head spin and added to the throbbing pain. I carefully flopped back down.

Aynsley left the room and returned with a tall glass of water and some Tylenol.

"Here," she said handing me the Tylenol, "it'll help."

I grabbed the pills and sat them on the back of my tongue, took the water from her, and chugged it down. I was thirsty now.

"You're welcome?" Aynsley said uncertainly.

"Thank you," I said and Aynsley started to smile, "for cheating on me."

Her smile dropped fast.

"Damn it, Drew, I'm SORRY!" Aynsley shouted. "What the hell do I have to do? What do I have to do to make it all right?"

"Take everything back."

"I wish I could, but I can't."

"Then it will NEVER be alright."

"Grad-" Aynsley stopped dead in her tracks when she heard herself speak.

"What the FUCK did you just call me?" I tried to ask without yelling.

"I'm so, so, so sorry. I totally didn't mean it. I'm sorry."

"Sorry didn't do it, you did."

"I know, and I'm sorry-" Aynsley stopped mid-sentence and sighed. "Drew...if I could take everything back I would in a split second. I wouldn't hesitate. But I can't do that so please tell me what I can do to make everything better. Please. I'm begging you. Please. I will do anything to save us. You're all I have. And I'm scared that...that this might be over."

My throat tightened and I felt my eyes start to water. I blinked tears back. I was not about to cry right here, right now. Especially in front of the girl that practically broke my heart. The girl that I loved.

"Why?" I asked sitting up slowly and carefully and avoiding her eyes. "Why did you do it?"

She was silent for a moment. I almost didn't hear her when she spoke.

"I am not entirely sure. I don't really know. I was missing you, but not enough, I guess. He was there, he was close to me and I let him stay. I knew it was wrong, what I was doing, but I just couldn't bring myself to stop."