One Night Only | ✓

eight | agnes

"Everyone has a past, but that's just it--it's in the past. You can learn from it, but you can't change it."
- Nicholas Sparks, Safe Haven.

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AGNES DIDN'T KNOW why she had stepped back. It's not like she didn't want to kiss him, but she was worried about trusted another guy. The last one she trusted messed up her life in an irreparable way.

They entered in the tree house and sit on the floor without say anything, she took this time to watch the inside of the house and also study Dominic's face. She was afraid that he would feel reject and be mad at her, but his face was unreadable and that frightened her more than anything.

"This is very cool, Dom" she said trying to light the mood "I could live in here, no kidding"

She knew everything was alright when he cracked a smile in her direction "That's what I'm thinking"

"Well, I would visit you very often if you lived here" she smiled looking around.

"And I would really appreciate it" he kept the smile in his face.

Then they stayed in silence just hearing the sound of the wind travelling through the walls of the tree house. Agnes didn't have any idea of what time was, but she was already thinking of what would happen when the night ended. Would they just part ways like none of this happen?

"Thank you, Dom" she broke the silence without look in his direction.

"For what?" He chuckled and she felt his eyes on her "If anything, I should thank you for the best birthday ever"

She smiled and look at him "For being here tonight" she said "You have no idea how much I needed this"

"Well then, you're welcome" he smiled back.

"Can I tell you something?" She asked biting her lip.

"Anything" he answered.

Agnes took a deep breath, she was about to tell him what she had never tell anyone, but like she had said, she trusted him enough to share her past. She wanted to tell him about her, she had a feeling that he would understand.

"I did somethings that I'm not proud of, you know?" She looked at her hands not brave enough to look at him "When I was fourteen, the fights in my house became more frequently and more intense and I felt really alone at that time, it was like I was on my own" she felt the tears began to fall "So I met a guy, he was way older for me, he was seventeen, but he had paid attention in me, he seemed like he cared, so we started date without anyone know" she couldn't look at Dominic, but felt his hand on hers.

"I was so in love with him that I did everything he asked me for, I smoked, I drunk, I had sex, everything and I was pretty sure he loved me too until one day, I found him with a girl on his lap, they were making out like crazy" the tears were burning her skin "I was so mad that I wasn't thinking straightly, so I drunk a lot, like a lot and ended up in alcoholic coma" she wiped the tears "I stayed in coma for three days and when I woke up, I decided that I had enough, that I had to change, you know? But still hurts a lot what happened" Agnes looked at him for the first time "I'm not a good person, Dom. Maybe I do deserve everything that happens to me"

He was looking at her and wiped the tears that were still on her face "Agnes, your past is your past. It doesn't matter anymore. People change and now, you are a good person that deserves all the happiness in the world and I wish you that, truly. You can't let your past define the rest of your life."

"Thank you" she smiled lightly.