Cry Me a River

Part 9

     Who would want to visit me? My mom said visitors meaning more than one. I would be very upset if it was Veronica and and all of my old friends.
"Do I look okay?" I add trying to lighten the mood.
I do a funny face causing Amelia to smile. The simplest things make her smile which is my favorite thing about her.
"Gorgeous."
She tells me she will go see if they're here yet. Butterflies enter my stomach and anticipation forms a knot in my stomach. I lay back on my pillow and close my eyes.
I feel a tap on my shoulder and open my eyes. Amelia is standing beside my bed but no one else is in the room yet.
The butterflies seem to multiply as I see a tall figure and a slightly shorter figure enter the room. The latter is carrying flowers.
"Hey, Willow." Mitchell says with a small sympathy filled smile.
I sit up immediately and wave because I don't know what else to do. This is going to be one of the worst visits of my life.
"Hi. I'm Ariel." The girl behind Mitchell steps forward to introduce herself.
I smile a closed mouth smile because I don't want to talk and besides, it would be odd if she didn't know my name already. This is super painful and I bet Mitchell knows that.
"Mitchell told me your story and I brought him here to apologize." Ariel says and then nudges Mitchell.
Mitchell grabs the flowers and hands them to me.
"I'll just come out and say it, I've treated you like crap. After I explained our story to Ariel, she helped me realize how terrible I've treated. I don't know if I can apologize enough. I'm really hoping you will forgive me." His words make me cringe.
I want to believe he's being genuine but my mother has shown me that people can be deceiving. He is also giving me something I hate; sympathy. I especially hate his sympathy because he played me saying he wanted to break up because he would think about my condition all the time. If I'm going to be honest, he probably just didn't want to be known as the guy with the sick girlfriend. Now he has Ariel, a perfectly healthy tennis player.
"I forgive you but don't cry me a river. All I ask is that you don't give me sympathy because of my condition."
It took him a new girlfriend to realize he had done me wrong. I don't know if I fully forgive him but it was best to say that.
Mitchell looks down at the ground. Ariel takes his hand and they head for the door after almost a minute of silence. "Take care." She adds as they leave.
     I've never wanted to hit two people more than now.
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     Sorry.... I wonder if anyone guessed he was the visitor.
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