Back To You [Completed] ✔

15. Eyes never lie

It's been a week since that morning...not a word from him ...me neither. My mind and my heart have been at war since then and by the mercy of god, my mind is dominating so far. And while 'get over it' and 'it was just a one-night stand' are constantly ringing in my ear it is not hard to listen to my brain which is scolding me to have some self-respect and kick him out of my life.

I've never in my entire life taken a first move, confessed my feelings, or wanted someone who doesn't want me back. I've always kept things inside me and been a practical girl. But Ed...My stupid stubborn affection for Ed has let my guard down and changed me into this vulnerable girl falling hopelessly. But not anymore. Enough of this romantic drama.

I turned sideways covering my whole face with the sheet in an attempt to get some sleep but its 5 am and still no luck and now my eyes are burning like fire. As I closed my eyes...Ed's eyes flickered. His eyes when I bumped into him on that street, his eyes when he fixed my hair at the carnival, his eyes when he kissed me, his eyes when I said I loved him and he did the same for all these years. The story those eyes told was different from the one that morning. He barely looked me in the eye ...constantly looking away...smoking...avoiding...as if hiding something.
And you know 'eyes never lie'.

Maybe it's just a one-night stand and nothing more but what if it isn't? Longing for him for so many years and my breakup with Finn all would be for nothing if I don't find out the real reason why he can't give us another chance.

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I knocked at his door at 8:30 am...it's too early to be at someone's house but the thought of asking him everything gave me no sleep and this was the least early I could wait.

I raised my hand to knock again but he opened. Surprise or say, shock crept on his face.
"Hazel?" he didn't open the whole door, stood in between the door and me slightly closing it behind him. "What are you doing here so early?"

"I. ..I need to talk...WE need to talk"

"look..." he said in a low voice "there's ...there's nothing to talk about"

"There is Ed!" "you are not telling me something."

"Okay listen" he cut me off giving a quick glance to the living room as if to watch out for someone. "Whatever it is...we will talk later okay? I'll call you but now is not the time so..."

"who's on the door, Ed?" I female voice came from inside.

Ed sighed as if he'd been caught, a girl emerged from behind him and came to the door. Her black hair loose open while she stood beside him in a nightdress, looked like she just woke up.

He quickly looked at her with a smile.
"It's  ...Hazel." he uttered "Hazel Cooper"

"Hazel Cooper? The girl perplexed and fixated the dark brown eyes on me. "The high school Hazel Cooper?" she forced a smile towards me.

Does she know me?

"Won't you introduce me?" she asked Ed wrapping her hands around his arm.

Ed gathered words in hesitation. "Hazel. This is Ester. My girlfriend."

Girlfriend? What the hell?