Excerpts Of Stories I'll Never Write

01

"I'm saying it because it's true, okay! I need you. I don't just want you, I need you." Tears were gathering in my eyes, threatening to spill at any given moment. "So why can't we be together, huh? Why?! Why can't we be together?!"

"Because we don't work well! We're toxic for each other! A-and our relationship is the cure! Do you see the problem now?"

My lip quivered as he shook his head. "That's what I thought." He began walking away but I quickly grabbed his hand. "No, please don't leave! You make me a better person, please!"

"I may make you better, but you make me worse!" That sentence struck a nerve deep inside me as my knees buckled and I fell. "Ever since you came around, I'm not my self! I lie to my friends, I steal from my mother! For God's sake, I helped you cheat on your boyfriend because I was blinded by you! Don't you see it!"

My breathing was shaky as I felt this pain. It's so bad, like my bones are breaking and my lungs are filling with water. My God this hurts. "I-I can't do this anymore with you.. I'm sorry."

I dont know how much time had went by with me not saying anything as I stared at the ground. But when I looked up, he was gone.. and so was my heart.

"But I love you..."