Hurt.

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Tyler looked at me in absolute surprise. It took a moment for him to reply, since I had just called his girlfriend a bitch. "Uh, I...I don't know?" He shook his head, then looked back at the road, trying to process what I had just said to him. Faith looked back at me with anger and disgust.

"Problem, Faith? How's the dick, Noah? After he got the shit beaten out of him?" I laughed and Luke looked at me, obviously getting annoyed with me.

Faith scoffed. "He has a broken nose and black eye thanks to your boyfriend. Noah just wanted you back.." She said with a sweet, fake innocent voice. Luke rolled her eyes at Faith, and I looked over at him, laughing quietly. Faith looked over at Luke with a nasty glare. "Problem, boy?"

Luke shook his head and looked at Faith. "Sorry your brother got the shit beaten out of him, I guess? He deserved it, trying to grab my girl and shit.. I don't like that." Luke pulled me close to him, wrapping his arms around me and I looked up at him. "He isn't allowed to have her, because Drea's my girlfriend and I love her." He kissed me softly on my head and Faith simply rolled her eyes, feeling defeated.

When we got to the movies, Luke helped me get out of the back, pulling me close to him again by having his arm around my waist and I looked down at my feet, then looked over at my cousin and Faith, who Tyler hadn't spoken to me at all since I asked him why he was with Faith. It made me sick. My cousin was with my ex boyfriend's sister and I couldn't believe it. We all walked in, Tyler and Faith in front of Luke and I. I tapped Tyler on the shoulder and he let Faith walk ahead while he walked next to me.

"You mad at me, Ty?" I asked him as he shook his head.

"I was just..surprised. I completely forgot that you weren't really fond of his sister.. But I'm your cousin and you moved out to Australia, so I thought it really didn't matter anymore." He shrugged and paid for all of our tickets.

Looking at Ty, I frowned. I didn't know that he was upset about not seeing me. I mean, we were best friends since the day I was born. Even though we were cousins, we acted more as best friends than family members. "Ty..." I patted his shoulder gently. "I moved out to Australia to get away from Noah, and all that shit. I didn't realize that you were missing me!" I kept that frown on my face and Tyler just shrugged again.

"I don't know, you never answer my text messages anymore so it's hard to try and communicate with you, Andy." He sighed, taking the tickets and walked into the theater. I let Luke and Faith walk in, but I pulled Tyler aside and hugged him, feeling his arms slowly wrap around my torso.

"I am sorry, Tyler. I didn't know you were this upset not to see me anymore. If it helps you, I miss everyone here in New York. My only friends in Australia are Luke's friends, Landon, and one girl from school. That's it. I miss everyone here and I wish I could come back, but it's just not good for me.." I rubbed his back and he nodded slowly.

"I-I understand.." He stuttered a bit, fighting back tears and walked into the theater. I made my way inside and sat next to Luke, and he wrapped his arm around my waist. I smiled a bit, and looked over at Tyler who wasn't even showing any happiness around Faith.

After the movie, Luke and I were back at my house and we were sitting on my couch. I felt my phone vibrate and it was a text from Tyler saying he broke up with Faith. I gasped and put my hand over my mouth, trying not to make it obvious, but Luke found out.

"Hey babe, what's up?" He asked and I looked at him, shaking my head.

"Tyler dumped Faith. They got in a fight about me and he dumped her.." I shook my head again, realizing that Tyler broke up with Faith because of me. I was the reason for Tyler's unhappiness.

I felt tears come into my eyes as I read the text over and thought about our previous conversation, then looked at Luke. "L-luke, I think I need to stay here...in New York, I c-can't go back to Australia." I stammered out as tears streamed down my face, drop by drop.

Luke's expression went from worried to sad. I knew he felt crushed. "Wait, why? You're perfectly fine there! You're so happy there."

I shook my head and looked at him again. "Tyler and Faith broke up because of me. Faith was disrespecting me, and Tyler said enough. At the movie theater, Tyler was sad because he missed me.." I sniffled, wiping tears from under my eyes. "H-he wants me home but I told him I can't be here..it's not like safe for me to be here..b-because of Noah." I felt Luke's embrace become tighter around me as he pulled me close and kissed my head. I tried to control my crying, but I was just too upset to even try and do that.

Luke sighed, rubbed my back gently. "Babe, you make your decision and I am not gonna hold you back..if you wanna stay, you stay." He frowned slightly and kept rubbing my back.

If I wanted to stay, I could.. But the problem is, I would be losing the one I love most.