Saudade

Chapter 8

Emma

I threw my hand over to the other side of the bed hoping to pull him in for a nice tight bear hug. My half asleep mind panicked when all I found were empty sheets.

Was last night a dream?

I looked down at myself, clad in nothing but my panties.

Definitely not a dream.

Where did he go then?

Just when I turned over I found a note on my side table, that read,

Hey beautiful,

I am sorry I had to leave so early. I don't want my parents to find out about this. Text me when you wake up.

Love Ezio

Abounding number of guys had called me beautiful, but hearing it from him made my heart leap. I would have thrown the note away but instead I put it in my personal diary. Getting out of bed I picked my clothes up and threw them in the laundry basket.

Wait! What?

I went back to the laundry basket rummaging through the clothes I had just thrown in.

I don't own a black T-shirt with the Joker's face on it. That means ....

I burst out laughing at the thought of Ezio wearing my hot pink unicorn T-shirt. I think I rolled on the floor laughing for a full five minutes. He was in for a nice surprise if he looked in the mirror. I would have died to see the look on his face when he realized what he was wearing. Oh Ezio.

I had a lot of homework to finish for the next day, so I just dropped Ezio a good morning text before going down for breakfast that read:

Morning Unicorn. If you hadn't noticed you picked up the wrong shirt during your midnight escape.

Grinning at the text I sent I made my way out of my room. The day past uneventfully with my head bent in my books. I was bored, Ezio had not replied to me. The squad was out on a road trip that I chose not to go for. I decided to take a stroll along the beach which was only a five minute walk from my place. As I sat there staring at the waves, I thought back to what exactly was going on between Ezio and me. I was doing crazy things, things I had never done. Last night, I actually had a guy in my bed. I could not think straight when I was with him.

Ezio Ezio Ezio what have you done to me?

I realized that I was starting to get overly attached to him. The last time I was this attached to someone I only ended up emotionally damaged and wrenched. Memories of Ethan and that bitch flooded through my mind. My hands curled into fists. I had loved him so much. I had given him everything leaving myself empty. I put up with all his stupidity, all his lies. And what did I get in return. Nothing. Nothing but pain and tears.

Ezio too would hurt me. He too would cheat on me. I will not break my walls for him. I will not fall in love with him. This has got to end, and it has got to end now. Tomorrow no matter what, I had to tell him this when I see him at school. I would break it to him that I did not love him, that everything between us was not real. I don't care if I was going to sound mean. As much as I had feelings for him, I would not give him a chance to hurt me.

It was starting to get dark. The dim red rays of sunlight were just sinking below the horizon. As I was about to leave I heard someone call out to me.

"Emma!! Hey"

It was Andre. His chiseled bare chest gleamed with sweat as he came jogging up to me. He was a tall 6+ foot guy with broad shoulders, dark curly hair and every idiosyncrasy of the perfect fuckboy. He was definitely a player, and he was sexy.

And then the most cruel idea came to mind.

I'm sorry Ezio. I love you but that is the problem.

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Things are gonna get messy in the next few chapters. Lots of tears, pain and heartbreak coming up.

But......

Things are going to take an unexpected turn later on.

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