Abuse or Love ❤

Love?

I went home and couldn't believe I just ended a friendship with someone that meant the world to me but I had to.
I heard a knock on the front door as my mom answered it "Hello?" I heard her say to the person. I heard a guys voice reply back to her.
"Hi, Mrs. Foster is Brittney here?"
She then realized it was Isaiah. "Yeah Isaiah she's upstairs in her room. You can head up there." She told him. He walked in took his shoes off then headed upstairs to my room.
A few moments later ad the footsteps on the stairs ended there was a knock on my bedroom door. I knew it was Isaiah so I said "I know it's you Isaiah go away."
"Please Brittney.. I know you hate me just please let me talk to you."
A few moments of silence passed and I sighed and said "Come in its open." He then walked in slowly and sat on the chair next to my bed.
"I know you hate me and I'm sorry..." Were the first words that came out of his mouth. I really didn't have anything to say to him. He was so upset I've never seen him cry so much in his entire life. He placed his head on my bed.
"So why did you come here?" I asked him.
He lifted up his head that was beat red and tears just ran down his face. "Brittney I can't keep seeing you getting hurt. After you left his house I went and talked to him we got in a fight." He said as he showed me the giant bruise on his side. "He said that you were worthless and that you were a shy baby because you didn't want to do something. You don't need a guy like that and he doesn't deserve someone as beautiful and amazing as you." He looked at me making direct eye contact with me. He said "Brittney, I would die to be with someone like you. I'm disappointed that we are not friends anymore just please promise me you won't go back to him and get hurt again... I love you....." A tear ran down his face as he left.
I had no idea what to do he was my best friend but he loved me. He was only trying to protect me which wasn't the case because he liked me. Why didn't he ever tell me? I didn't know what to do anymore. He cared about me so much he fought Alex and got hurt. I sat in my room for hours and thought about what I should do and I finally figured it out.