Broken

Adam

I didn't know what to say to her, honestly I didn't know what to tell myself. My girlfriend that I love dearly is leaving me, even though we had our fair share of the rough times but I still love her. I hated this for her. I knew it was harder to tell me that she was moving, I honestly think if it was just her parents getting a divorce and her staying here it wouldn't be so hard on her.  She looks at me worried, waiting on me to find the words to make it seem not so bad. I slowly take my hands out of my pocket as I start to speak.

"You can't just stay with your dad?" she looks at me like I said something insulting. 

"Adam you know me and my dad don't get along. And between us there is no telling how he will act once me and mom leaves" 

" Yeah you're right..." I look at the ground and then looks up at her with a half smile.

 " You know you could always live with me " I say trying to make her smile. She smiles a little and giggles. She wraps her arms around my neck as I place my hands on her hips, looking into her eyes.

" You know as well as I do that mine and our parents would never let that happen" she laughs. "They barely can keep us away from each other now"  I chuckle as I slowly lean in to kiss her but she suddenly stops me like she got snap back into reality.

"We ...um probably shouldn't do that" she looks down at her feet. She unwraps her arms from my neck moving my hands from her hips. Then takes a step back.

"What do you mean I was just going for a kiss" I said with a chuckle. The good moment feeling suddenly left it was time to face the fact that this is going to be the hardest thing for the both of us. 

"What are we going to do?" She says looking back up to me. 

"I don't know" I say with a sigh. " What do you want to do". She shrugs looking back at the floor then back at me.

"Adam.. I don't know, I mean you and I both know how hard a long distance relationships are". there is a little awkward pause, both of us in our own thoughts. She starts to speaks again

" don't take this the wrong way when I say this but we have been drifting apart a lot lately, I don't know if you have noticed but I surely have. We don't talk like we used to, you are always working or having some kind of sport that requires your attention. And Adam.. I don't like it... I mean I've been supportive and everything... i guess what I'm trying to say is that maybe it's the best thing that I'm moving you know? " I stand there in silence taking everything that she just dumped on me in.

I nod. " I've noticed, but I didn't know you felt that way..." She shrugs.

" I never really had the guts to tell you I guess" 

"yeah, so I guess this means that we are breaking up".

" I think it's for the best"

" okay" we stood there is silence yet again. " I guess we can just be friends if you want. She takes a deep breath.

"I would love that."