💚 Paused Romance [DRALY] 💚

Chapter 2 - Not Another Story About Love

[Back to the Present]

"Ouch..." Gold commented. "I hope you're not hiding any secret hate towards Rainbow. I'm sure her intentions are just what's best for us."
   "I know," I agreed. "But it's normal that I couldn't avoid getting mad at her about it before. I was young and know less."
   "So, you did what Rainbow said...?" Gold asked.
I let out a deep breath. "In a harsh way, yes."

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"Let it out..." I mumbled to myself as I walk back and forth at the school rooftop.
It's been five days since Rainbow asked me to end things with Aly. But, I just can't. And the longer I don't do what she wants me to do, the more I feel pressured.
   "You've been building this up, Draco," I mumbled to myself again. "You better let it out! Say everything you've been meaning now... Ugh, I want it to burn..."

A COUPLE OF hours after that, some mean boys decided that I'm their prey of the day. I'd usually just ignore them, but since I was just so not in the good mood, I fought back. Making me end up to detention. After it was over, Aly waited for me outside the room.

[ALY'S POV]

"You're such a wreck, Draco," I commented.
   "As if you're all perfect, Aly," Draco replied. "You're like a rope around my neck!" Then, he walks away.
   Maybe he's just really having a bad day, Aly... I said to myself.

[DRACO'S POV]
HOW CAN I possibly end things with her? Hurting her feelings is the last thing I would do in my life. Everything she does makes me heart raise, I can't even think straight.
   "Is this just a game to you...?" I asked Aly out of impulse. Avoiding looking at her in the eye.
   "You've been acting like this for these past few days, Draco..." Aly commented as she unwrapped her arms around me. "Is there something going on?"
   I sighed. "I think you should know... I hate your touch, I hate your mouth."
   "Draco-"
   "I can't stand every single word that falls out!" I burst out.
   But you're all that I've been dreaming of, Aly...
   As soon as I started calming down, she began to cry.
   I accidentally looked into her eyes, and an arrow of deep guilt shot into my heart. I feel like I was suffocating. It's like our neighbor planets stole the earth's oxygen all of the sudden. It's getting hard to breathe.
   "You're so careless to my feelings, Draco!" Aly burst out and started running away.

THE SKY faded from blue to gray. It's like it knows how I'm feeling. I badly wanted to jump into a deep ocean, just let it sink and take me away.
   As I was about to go home, at the train station, a paper from my bag flew. Reading what I wrote in that paper just made my depression worse. It's a song I made for Aly.
   "Tomatoes are red, Blueberries are blue... I just want to let you know that: I love you <3"
   Yes, tomatoes and blueberries. But it sounded so romantic for young me, okay? I even thought it was sweet and cute calling Aly 'My Doritos'.

DAYS LATER, it was dismissal time. I was the last one toleave the classroom because my sadness is making me walk slower than a turtle.
   "Draco...?" A familiar voicecalled.
   As I turned around, it's Aly.
   "..." I wanted to burst out. ButI can't in front of Aly. "W-what do you need?"
   "Y-you have been endlesslyhurting me for these past few days..."
   I'm sorry...
   "And you're aware of that,right?" she asked me.
   I quickly changed my expressionback to a cold one. I crossed my arms and look at her. "Of course. Aren't you?You're still talking to me despite of everything that has happened."
   "That's why I want to talk toyou..." Aly said.
   Unexpectedly, the school bellrang.
   "Speak," I coldly said."You're wasting my time."
   "Does this mean that you nolonger want me...?"
   "...Isn't it obvious?" Icouldn't look at her. I looked away and closed my eyes. "I hate you."
   "..."
   "No. I despise you actually,"I continued. "Why would I even like the sister of a guy who works for a serialkiller?"
   "Hurt me for all I care..."Aly's expression changed into a cold one as tears fall off from her beautifuleyes. "But don't add my brother into this!"
   Then, she runs away.
   "..."
   I know. It was no longernecessary for me to say more things to hurt her. But I had to. I had to makeher hate me, so she won't be depressed like me. I had to make sure that she'llstop trying to fit herself in my life, or it'll hurt more.

AFTER THAT, I went home and lockedmyself in my room. Like any other day for these past few days, I wanted to bealone. Not that typical Draco who screams that you all know and love. I trieddoing homework. But whatever I read immediately leaves my brain.
   "Draco," Lunar enters theroom. "Rainbow told me to pick you up. Why are you still here in your room? Youknow that it's already dinner."
   "..." I don't even want to openmy mouth.
   "Are you feeling sick?" Lunartried guessing the reason of my unusual behavior.
   Soon, I started crying. Icouldn't hold it back anymore. I've been bottling this up for long now. I can'teven talk to someone about this to lessen this great pain my heart is feeling.
   "Draco, are you okay!?" sheasked in such worry. I might have traumatized her. Because the next thing I'veheard is her footsteps running out of my room.

   "Rainbow!" Lunar rushed intothe kitchen/dining. "Draco's crying!"
   "What!?" Rainbow commented inworry. Soon, she walks away faster than she can ever finish an obby to go to myroom.
   "Did you say anything thatmade him cry?" Gold asked. Eating a slice of pizza in front of Funneh, who waslike me, had no fuel to continue life that time.
   "No," Lunar answeredtruthfully. "Maybe he cried because he thought he missed dinner. We know thatDraco eats the most in this household..."

   "Draco, are you okay?" Rainbowasked.
   I sniffed. I turned around tolook at her. "A-are you happy now?"
   "What?" Rainbow asked. Alarmedand confused about my question. "What are you talking about? You're my brother.And seeing you crying makes me sad."
   Hah, Brother...?
   "I ended things with Aly."
   "...Draco-"
   "I hate you!"
  "Draco, I'm sorry-"
  "Get out of my room!"
  "..."

[ALY'S POV]
I DECIDED to visit my brother in thejail after I got home. He's the only one I can talk to about everything withouthearing any judgement.
   Alec enters. "Aly?"
   "Alec!" I exclaimed as I runtowards him for a hug.
   "Are you okay?" he asked. He alreadyfelt that something is going on. "What happened? Did someone hurt you?"
   "Draco..."
   "Draco...? Who is this guy?"
   "F-Funneh's brother..."
   Even if he doesn't know thefull story yet, I can tell that he already feels every of my pain. I know thathe wants to hug me, but he couldn't. He was handcuffed.