Broken Hearts - TreeBros Part 2 - The Separate Journeys

Chapter 39

Evan's POV:

I glance over from Zoe Murphy's bed to see her brother standing there, horror in his eyes. I look down at my hands resting on Zoe's mattress.

What the fuck just happened?

"Connor it's not what it looks like" Zoe says.

"Oh really? Because I heard everything" Connor replies.

My body starts to shake, my hands start to sweat.

Shit.

I just keep staring at the floor, pretending that none of this is happening.

"And don't think I didn't see you kiss her Evan" Connor says, I don't look up.

"Evan" Zoe says, she rests her hand gently on my arm.

"Don't even talk to him" Connor says.

"I can talk to him if I want to, you're just making him feel worse" Zoe says.

I shut my eyes and try to drown out the noise.

No no no no no. This isn't happening. I didn't kiss anyone. Connor isn't here. Zoe isn't here. I'm back home in my bed like I always am, alone, with no one to talk to but myself.

"Zoe. Stop talking to him" Connor repeats himself.

"But-" Connor cuts her off.

"What did I say?" He says.

"You can't hurt him" Zoe says.

"Who says I can't?" Connor replies.

He already has.

"HE WAS MY EVERYTHING AND NOW YOU'RE SIMPLY TAKING HIM AWAY FROM ME" Connor yells.

"You broke up" Zoe says.

"OH AND I WONDER WHY? MAYBE IT WAS BECAUSE EVAN HAD A CRUSH ON MY SISTER AND DECIDED TO END IT WITH ME"

"THATS NOT TRUE" I say. Connor and Zoe both stare at me, there's a moment of silence before I speak again.

"I-it's not true" I say.

"Then why did you do it Evan? Why would you end everything we had?" Connor says.

"I-I thought you liked him so I thought I'd end it before you ended it yourself" I say.

"I don't like him Evan, Miguel is just a friend and you know it" Connor says.

"Why don't you hate me?" I say.

"What?" Connor says.

I look around the room to see that the only people in here now are me and Connor. Zoe must have quietly left without either of us knowing.

"Why don't you hate me?" I repeat myself.

"There's no reason to"

"Yes there is"

"Oh really? Than what?"

"I've been a bitch" I say.

"You've been a bitch? Evan do you know how many times I've been a complete bitch to you? We've all been there, that's no reason to hate you"

"But I just kissed your sister" I say.

"Yeah... we'll talk about that later" Connor says.

"I'm sorry" I say.

I feel tears fall down my face.

I fucked up.

"Sorry? For what?"

"Breaking up with you. Kissing your sister" I say.

"Evan I've been a bitch I understand"

"No, you can't just forgive me like this"

"I've been trying to forgive you ever since the breakup"

I look at him, I can see tears start to fall down his face.

"I'm just sorry for being such a bitch" He says.

I start to stand up from Zoe's bed and walk towards him.

"Can I-" Connor cuts me off.

"Evan why are you asking if you can hug me you idiot?"

I laugh and wrap my arms around him and he does the same back. We just continue to cry in each other's arms without letting go.