Promise//l.t

A Break

April's P.O.V

As I walked on campus, I met up with one of my best friends: Alex. We had been best friends since I moved to Oxford. We had been through thick and thin together, and we have practically every class together. There was only one problem: he has a crush on me. Ever since he told me that it became so awkward. We had had a simple friendship until about three months ago, when he told me he liked me. I explained to him that I wasn't looking for a relationship at that time, but that was a lie. The truth is, I was still hoping I would somehow get back together with Louis. And we did. Anyways, back to the present.

"Hiiii." Alex said while he wrapped his arm around me. I simply shrugged it off, and sighed.

"Alex I have to talk to you."

"Sure. What's up babe?"

"Louis and I got back together. I'm sorry honey, but you have to stop giving yourself false hope. You and I will never work out. I'm sorry, Alex. You know I love you but not in that way."

Alex simply stared at me, and before I knew it, he was leaning in and suddenly his lips were on mine. He wrapped his arms around my waist and closed his eyes happily yet I just tried to shove him away lightly. After a couple minutes, he pulled away and gave me a smile.

I snapped and said, "Alex what the hell was that?" 

After moments of silence I turned around and started to walk away. Until I realized, Louis saw everything. He was leaning against the side of his car and he had a look of hurt in his eyes. Before I could explain myself, he got in his car and drove away. I rushed to where my bike was parked and set after his car. (And no I don't have a car.)

Moments later, Louis stopped at a nearby park, got out of his car, and moved over to sit on a bench. Suddenly, he buried his face in his hand and cried. At least I think he was crying.

"Hi." I said awkwardly. He looked up and the look he gave me was enough to reduce me to tears.

"April please just don't. Nothing you say will make it better. I just want to know one thing: why? Just when things were getting better you had to go and do this to me?"

"Louis please you have to listen to me. It was an accident. I swear."

"Oh so you accidentaly made out with him?" He snapped.

"Don't jump to conclusions. You don't know what happened. Please Louis I don't want to fight with you. Not here. Not now."

"April, please." He scoffed. "Don't lie to yourself. I guess we both knew that this relationship wasn't working. I mean was it not good enough to you that I broke up with my girlfriend for you?"

"Honey please relax. Let me explain." I whispered. I had tears in my eyes now. i couldn't stand to fight with him.

"Don't call me that. I'm not your honey anymore. Oh and why don't you just go and cry to your new boyfriend cause the crocodile tears aren't working on me." When he said that something snapped in me. He has no right to say that to me.

"Louis what the hell? You're overeacting! Plus it's not like I've been the cause of a fight in a relationship before. You always do something to cause us to fight. Wether it's keeping something from me or pretending that I don't exist, it's always your fault!"

"Well you know what April, I'm sorry I haven't lived up to your expectations. I'm sorry that I'm not the perfect boyfriend. And you know what? Maybe we should just take a break." His words were stung like venom, and I died inside, and my tough act vanished.

"A break?" I asked with the tears freefalling down my face.

"Yeah you know. A break from our relationship." He said angrily. This wasn't the Louis that I know. And it killed me to see him like this.

"Is that what you want?" I asked hoarsely.

I got a silent, stiff nod for an answer. This hurt me so much. It hurts so, so much. 

Louis gave me a cold look and walked away, leaving me sitting on a bench in the park with tears running down my face and sobs escaping my mouth.