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❨𝒔𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒏❩JUST BREATHEtw- talk of sa

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❨𝒔𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒏❩
JUST BREATHE
tw- talk of sa

I stumbled across the dock. My chest tightened by the second. I felt betrayed in a way. Charlie was supposed to only be mine. He wasn't supposed to go around and flirt with other girls the way he did. Hot tears fell steadily down my cheeks as I moved to the waters edge. Unlike the night where Charlie confessed his feelings, the water wasn't calm. The wind blew strongly creating tiny waves that lapped each other.

I wiped my eyes on the corner of my sweater. I wouldn't cry, not for him, not for anybody. I had already wasted so many tears on my father and I refused to waste anymore. I sucked in the crisp fall air, letting it fill my dying lungs. I looked around at the stars, trying to find the constellations I knew. However, the clouds covered most of the sky, leaving me in solitude. A few crickets chirped in the cattails and waves hit the rocks at the edge. The pattering of footsteps replaced those sounds, capturing my attention.

I let out a breath when I realized it was Ruby. I had some hope it would've been Charlie, although I didn't know how much I would've actually wanted him to come. Just to have him realize that what he did hurt me and to apologize.

"Hey," She spoke softly, meeting me at the edge. I responded with a small greeting as well. She sat down, her legs dangling over the dock, into the air. "Charlie wanted to come, Neil wouldn't let him though." She commented. I smiled slightly at the thought of Neil telling Charlie off. "Are you okay?" It was obvious she already knew the answer, but asked anyways.

"I will be." A silence engulfed us, the crickets taking over again. "It's just so stupid, I'm so stupid."

"No you're not." Ruby assured, wrapping one of her arms around me. I sniffled slightly.

"How could I think that somebody like Charlie could like somebody as broken as me. I mean my entire family is so damaged. I try not to show it through humor and sarcasm but I'm trapped Rubs. Neils trapped. And I somehow thought Charlie could, would, fix what was so broken about me." I let a tear slip through.

"We all are Jo. That's what makes us friends. And I know Charlie is too, underneath that cocky wall of his." I chewed the inside of my cheek, knowing she was right. "Besides, he didn't mean it Josie. He's a dumb boy. And I know deep down he does care about you. I mean he went through all that trouble just to be with you. Not to mention all the times he talks about you. God it's annoying." She chuckled slightly. "My point is, he messed up and he wasn't thinking clearly-" I snorted, that was for sure, "-but, he does care, more then he'll admit."

"I know." I spoke with a sigh, "it just hurts like hell when somebody you care about does something like that." Ruby nodded. "His plan backfired tremendously."

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