Broken

*Chapter 38|Truth*

*edited*

Song - Stay: Rihanna ft Mikky Ekko (Play while reading pls for a better experience)

(Even if the song ends before you finish, play it again and keep reading 😂)

•Bianca's P.O.V

I froze when I saw him, I honestly didn't know how to react. Why didn't he come earlier? Maybe he had more important things to do. That thought kind of hurt me, but couldn't he have just showed up, just once.

Asher's eyes didn't leave mine, he just stood and stared, I stared right back. He finally snapped out of his trance and stared down at his feet. That's when I noticed what he'd become.

He didn't look good, his hair was messy, his clothes were rumpled. He looked paler than normal and his eyes held bags underneath. He looks like a mess.

"I need some coffee, I'll be right back," Clara said as an excuse to give us some privacy.

When she stepped out it was dead silent, I noticed he seemed really nervous, his hands were in his pockets but I could tell they were shaking. I let out a sigh when I realised he wasn't speaking and sat up, letting my legs dangle from the bed.

"Hey," I say with a small smile.

He smiled slightly and took hesitant steps forward. "Hey," he replied after letting out a breath as he stood near the hospital bed. "Nice haircut. Short hair really suits you," he says and my hand unconsciously reaches for my hair.

"Thanks," I reply and the place goes silent for a while, "You look horrible," I point out truthfully and he smiles brighter.

Silence engulfs us for a while before he speaks, "I'm sorry."

My face scrunched in confusion, "for what?"

He sighs exasperatedly, "for this," he said he referring to me, "for your dad, for everything," he sounded tired, really tired. "It's all my fault."

"No Asher. You didn't ask Zoe to-"

"It's not that!" He interupts loudly and my eyes widen, "I just... I..." his voice went lower.

I got even more confused, "you just what Asher?" I ask softly, placing my palm on his cheek. He flinched from my touch as if it stung him, my expression fell and I put my hand down. "What's going on? You can tell me."

"It's just, now that everything is practically over and all, I don't see the point of us seeing each other. We can go our separate ways," he says.

I could feel my heart crack, ready to shatter into a million pieces. My eyes watered, he avoided my gaze, "what?" My voice cracked.

"Bianca I'm saying I don't want to see to you again," he explains.

"Why?"

He finally looks at me, his eyes sad, "look what I did to you. You'll be better off without me, you'll get a normal life, grow up, finish school, get a job, get married. I'll only hold you down Bianca."

"Asher, you didn't do anything to me. If anything, you saved me," I tell him truthfully.

He shook his head, "no. I'm saving you right now... from myself."

I frowned, "so what are you saying? Because you made one mistake you want to end everything?" I ask, my voice sounding angry.

"Yes."

My mouth opened, it hurt me how bluntly he said that, like it was nothing. "I don't understand what is going on with you."

He puffed out a breath and ran a hand through his hair, "I have to go. Goodbye Bianca," he says quietly and walks to the door.