shattered

#20 - The Truth

Evaligne's P.O.V

I can't take Alex like this, I must get to my house. I kept hearing him yell after me, but that wasn't gonna stop me! I got out the front door and turned the corner in shock that Ryan was standing there in the alley. We just held our eye contact. Alex must've seen Ryan too because he immediately gasped and tried to go up to Ryan. I got in between them with my hands on both of their chests. This is just like Twilight, but in a weird, and different way. I kept the thought to myself as the guys kept their stares at each other menacingly.

"Please don't do this guys." I said, looking at the both of them frantically. "Please. Alex, you did wrong but you still love me. Ryan, we both did and said wrong but you still love me, as well as do I. Just please don't fight. Especially over me."

"You heard her Alex, she doesn't love you. She's terrified of you. So, please-" Ryan began to stand up for me, then Alex cut him off.

"Don't you say she doesn't love me, I know she loves me more than you, and more than anyone." Alex argued. I couldn't take this.

"You are the one who hurt her!"

"You are the fake one here!"

"You are the reason she has anxiety everyday!"

"ENOUGH!" I yelled at them at the top of my lungs. "JUST STOP!" They both cut their yell streak short and put their attention to me. "Alex, you are the one who absolutely- just j-just broke me! I thought we had something for that period time. Ryan is the one who made me realize that I could get over you! I've told you once or twice already to stay away from me, so stick to it and leave," I pushed him,"me," I pushed him again,"alONE!" I pushed him away even further away, while my voice got even louder at the end of my sentence.

"Evaligne, you're the only girl I've ever loved. I love and admire you so much i-it actually hurts every-single-day. It really does. As soon as you left I became depressed and I could barely handle my anxiety. You know I am truly sorry, yet you still go back to Ryan. Before his five year crush on you, he had been with so many girls it was worrying me." I glanced back at Ryan who was shaking his head "no".

"First of all I didn't even know Ryan has had a crush on me that long...but at least he took his time to ask me out properly and help me through my shit that was you. Second, I'm sorry that I was the first girl you loved, because I'm not for you. I wasn't worth it. And third, I didn't know that he was with many girls before me. Unless you're just lying like you always do, Alex." I turned back to Ryan and he was now nodding instead of shaking his head.

"It's a lie Eva, you can't trust him. He's Alex!"

"No, Evaligne you gotta listen to me, that's the truth. All of the things that I just told you is true. You can't trust him!"

I didn't know who was lying anymore, but I was getting sick of it.

"Okay, who the fuck is lying?!" I looked at both of them. "Tell me! And don't just blame it on the other!" They both looked guilty. I don't know who to trust!

"Well?"

"Well...Alex, she deserves the truth. Tell her. And you heard her, no arguments." Ryan paused for a moment looking at Alex. Yet since Alex didn't say anything, Ryan spoke up again. "Evaligne Madelyn Teale, you can always trust me. You know I wouldn't lie to you. You were the only girl I've ever fell for. I-I love you. Even though it may seem that it may be too early on to say that, I do mean it entirely. I'm truly sorry for earlier with our fight. But what Alex did is way worse. I'm just telling you that I don't try to hurt you, never." Alex looked at me now, right into my eyes as mine didn't leave Ryan's.

"Eva, he was with one girl before you not five. I'm sorry. I just wanted you to buy my excuse, which was childish of me. But he really did date one girl before you... in, uh, third grade." Alex talked in his apologies, sounding fairly serious. I now believe him. I know believe both of them. The fact that Ryan loves me makes me feel special. I think the only reason that he says that is because he has had a thing for me for a long time. But now I had to state the truth.

"I accept your apology, Alex." He looked so happy and sympathetic. He smiled before saying, " Thank you Evaligne." "But, I will always remember." I finished.

Alex stared at the floor in disappointment and muttered, "I love you always remember that instead."

The whole three of us fell silent. Nothing more was said as I did a bold move by taking Ryan's hand and walking off to my house. Ryan just obliged. Alex doesn't need to hear my apology to Ryan. Ryan is special, ever-so-special to me. I think I might be falling in love with him.

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1 day late but oh well, i'm pretty on time here. been trying to keep up with school in all.

until next time,

bye loves!

-emma⭐️