𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝟓 || 𝐁𝐨𝐲𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧

CHAPTER 33: 𓆩⟡𓆪

The words echo violently in my head.

End things.

Us.

End us.

"What?" I whisper.

My chest hurts and I can't blink but my eyes strain with the need to.

"I'm- I'm a cheater," She stammers, looking at me like I'm crazy. "I'm a horrible, horrible person and I need to do this. I need to break up.. whatever this is between us.." She gestured widely with her hands and all I can do is stare at her. "I need to end this."

No.

I'm not accepting this.

I cup her face in my hands and rest my forehead against hers, but she struggles against me. I do my best to hold her still and force eye contact because fuck, she's not leaving me. Not after everything.

"Baby, no. You're not horrible, you're never horrible.." My voice is so soft I can barely hear myself. I stroke her cheeks with my thumbs.

"No. No, Lizzie. This is wrong and you know it and this was all a mistake. A stupid, stupid mistake." She pries my hands off her face. I notice her eyes have turned red-rimmed and her voice turn unsteady.

"Katie, you are light, the sun, and everything good to me. You are the fucking incarnate of love." I state, a small growl in my voice. "And I know I'm not good but that doesn't mean you're not good either so please.."

My voice wavers and I sniffle. "Please.. please don't shut me out. Please don't do this."

"No. Nothing you say will convince me because you know I'm burdening you." Every word she says shatters my soul into millions of pieces until I'm nothing but a speck.

"I'm sorry, I love you," She continues on. "I'm sorry I love you. And I'm sorry for-"

"What is this about, Katie, really?" I cut her off. "You're not a burden. You never were. Sure, I didn't like you at first because you were dating Hugh, but that's it!"

Her eyes beg me to understand but I can't. I don't understand why she's doing this.

She turns away from me and starts walking back to her house, and I panic. I grab her wrist.

"I love you too. So.. so fucking much.." My voice is hoarse and tears slide down my cheeks. "And we both love eachother so don't run from me. Stay with me."

She pauses her movements and I wrap my arms around her neck from behind, sniffling.

"Katie.."

She brings her hand up and gently caresses my forearm.

"We're over, Viper."

And then she slips out of my arms and goes back into her house silently.

I stand there, my chest constricting.

I can't sob.

Not here.

Not now.

So instead, I bit my lip and let a couple tears fall as I tug on my hair with one hand, my head angled towards the sky.

I turn around, her house to my back, and bring my bag infront of me. I fish my Ipod and earbuds out.

Fiona Apple's voice fills my ears as I walk.

Except this time, I'm not heading to school, Hugh's car doesn't pull up beside me, and he doesn't force me to get in and sit next to Katie.

No one knows how hard I break when I get home.