❝ 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒔𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒔𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖?❞
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Alessia has only ever truly cared for few people in her life; her siblings and her best friend.
She learned early on that people come and go and to never get attached.
He...
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I felt a familiar hand take a hold of my upper arm but I didn't turn around. I stared at Robin as she shook her hands full of sticky juice and tried to dry her hair with napkins. I stared at Aaron who wasn't even trying to hide his laughs as he watched the whole thing unfold with utter satisfaction. I stared at the students around me, some taking photos, some laughing and joking and some not even caring and just eating their lunch. I looked everywhere but at him.
I didn't want to see what emotion his face held. I didn't want to see the disappointment, or the anger, or the betrayal. I couldn't handle it, I couldn't handle turning around and not having my best friend on my side. I couldn't handle it today.
And I knew... I knew very well that I put myself in this situation, that I brought this upon myself. I mean it's not like I had to answer her and her comments; I used to be very good at it, just not minding her and her words. But today was not my day. Today, I wasn't able to just sit there and let her hurt him. I just couldn't.
And I knew how much she means to him and I don't know what even went through my mind when I thought this was a good idea. I don't know how I could have been this stupid, this reckless with his feelings-
"Come on," he started, tugging at my arm to get me to turn around, "Lia, I just need to get a moment with you, I promise."
I turned around sharply at the use of my old nickname but refused to look at his face, choosing to stare at the squares littering the ground. I counted them as we walked out, ignoring the deep hatred I felt toward myself as I watched what I resulted to when I thought I was so close to losing the only person that cared about me other than my siblings.
I stopped once I saw his feet cease to move. I focused on the mid-day wind as it bit my cheeks harshly and took a deep breath, hoping that the fresh air will make me go back to normal.
I heard him sigh, "Look, Alessia-"
My head moved from one side to another before he could utter another word, "I know I messed up. I know. I know that, but please listen, it was a mistake. A decision I took in the heat of the moment. Something I can promise I will never do again-"
