Arkala's Princess

Chapter 15

Arkala's Princess

Chapter 15

"W-what?" I stutter, and Trystan pulls up to the side.

"Sydney, listen." He says, and I look at him in the eyes. "You're beautiful. You're really hot. You're pretty. You're perfect. But..... I just, I don't feel anything towards you. Nothing more than a friend." My heart sinks, and I feel like more punches are being thrown at my stomach.

"I-I..... Then why did you kiss me?"

"I wanted to see if you.... I mean, if I.... If I felt anything.... Towards you."

"W-what?" I choke out, tears brimming in my eyes.

"I'm sorry, Sydney."

"I-I l-liked you." I say, wiping the tears trailing down my cheek. I sniff a little and I open the door and walk away.

"Sydney." I hear Trystan calling me but I ignore him. "Sydney!" Trystan says again, but I walk faster, wiping my tears. I look at the ground, and fast walk. I don't even know where I'm going, what I'm doing, I don't know. I just need some space, away from him. Then I bump into a wall, and I rub my head, looking up, but I don't see a wall, I see......

"Hey." Ashton says.

"H-hey." I sniff and attempt to walk around him, but he grabs my arm lightly. I look up at him.

"What's wrong?" He asks softly.

"N-nothing." I say quickly.

"You can't just be crying for nothing, Sydney."

"I-I.... I d-don't....." I trail off, not knowing if I should tell him or not.

"Hey, I'll take you back to Arkala." Ashton says softly, and I nod. We start walking, and I feel an arm around my shoulders, and I tense for a moment but soon relax. His thumb rubs my shoulder, and I smile a little. We hop into a car, which I'm assuming is Ashton's. He starts driving in silence, as if thinking. "Was it.... Was it my brother?" He asks slowly. I sigh.

"Yeah."

"I'm sorry."

"Don't be sorry." I say, wiping my eyes. "It wasn't you."

"I'll say sorry on behalf of my idiotic brother."

"No, don't be sorry." I say. "And I should've listened to you. I should've.... I should've taken your advice....."

"About him being a player?"

"Yeah."

"Yeah." He says and I sigh.

***

"Thank you, for everything." I say, giving Ashton a hug. He tenses up a bit, but he soon hugs me back.

"No problem." He says, rubbing my back. I pull away from him.

"Well I guess I'll see you around." I say, and he nods.

"Yeah. See you." He says, and I walk into the palace and up to my room.

"So." A voice says and I spin around, to see Lyra walk into my room.

"So." I reply.

"Was that Trystan or Ashton?"

"Who?"

"The guy you hugged outside." Lyra says, rolling her eyes.

"Uh...... That was......" I trail off. "Ashton."

"Oh. I thought you were going on a date or something with Trystan?"

"I don't know. It's messed up. But Trystan was....." I sigh. "He was playing with me."