u n d e r w a t e r

n i n e t e e n

she dried her eyes and put her mascara and fake smile back on. 

she knew he was still out there. his silhouette was still perched on her doorstep. 

"hello?" she called out cautiously through the letterbox. he jumped; he hadn't been expecting her. 

"lydia," he breathed a sigh of relief. "listen, i kno-"

"shut up," she said. "you hurt me." her voice was brittle. 

"that was a long time ago," he replied softly.

"not to me." 

"the thing is, i love you."

there was an uncomfortable silence. 

"i love you, too."