Chapter 10: Apologies

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Lizzie's POV
His brown eyes desperately stared at me and sent shocks of butterflies through my stomach.

"Joel." I muttered, glancing away.

"Lizzie please." He grabbed my wrist and I yanked it away.

"Don't even try to apologize." I tried to hold back tears as he stared at me with hurt eyes.

"What I did was wrong. So wrong. And yes I'm going to apologize, because I made a mistake and I feel terrible about it." Joel's voice was shaky but certain.

I shook my head and laughed. "Well you screwed up and that's not forgivable." I turned around and kept walking as Yammy guided me.

"Lizzie!" He yelled again, running toward me.

"Joel just stop! It's OVER!" I screamed in his face. "You don't get to screw my life up!"

"I don't want to, Lizzie." He grabbed my hand firmly and I tried to rip it away but he held on so tightly.

"Please let go!" I struggled to get my hand out of his when suddenly he knelt down. "What are you doing?" I shrieked.

A tiny black box came out from his coat as he glanced up at me and my heart stopped.

"Lizzie, I love you. You are the person I want to spend the rest of my life with and I will not let you get away that easily. You are one of a kind and that is so hard to find these days. I love you." Joel opened the box and revealed a tiny silver ring with a diamond encrusted border.

I gasped and wiped tears from my cheeks.

"Will you marry me?" He announced and people around us stopped and started clapping.

I stood there as a deer in headlights. My thoughts were jumbled. We just met a few weeks ago Lizzie this is crazy and you know it!! On the other hand: OH MY GOD OH MY GOD I LOVE YOU TOO JOEL

"I - uh - um" I stumbled and he looked at me expectantly.

"Joel are you kidding me?" Yammy stormed up and ripped me away.

"Wait Yammy, stop!!" I hesitated and was standing in between them for what felt like eternity.

Great this is the part where I have to choose between the only guy I've ever loved and my only best friend.

"I'm so sorry Yammy I love you-" I started but she scoffed and ran away.

Joel stood up as I ran to his embrace. It felt so good to be in his arms again and he kissed me with passion as deep as the ocean.

"I love you too Joel." I wept and held his face in my hands.

"Lizzie you are my person. I won't ever screw up your life again."

Cheers surrounded us as he slipped the ring onto my finger.

I saw a glance of Yammy stumbling away, sobbing and my stomach sank.

Did I make the wrong decision?

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Do you guys think Yammy is being selfish or is Lizzie?
Did Lizzie make the wrong choice?

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