magnets | ethma

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Emma

"What?" I blurted out but softly.

"I don't see the point in hiding anymore." He shrugged.

"Yeah, you like me sooo much that you fuck every girl in our school. So believable." I laughed in sarcasm.

How is he gonna sit here and tell me that he likes me in that way but be okay with every girl opening their legs up for him?

"Because you liked my brother Emma and have the whole time I've liked you!" He stood up. His eyes went dark and knuckles white with pressure as he made his hands into fists out of anger.

"So what? You could of told me before!" I stood up with him aswell.

"I could give you reasons on reasons why I couldn't."

"Go, hit me with them." I crossed my arms tight.

"Micheal would of hated me, Grayson liked you, you never me back and your fucking Dad Em." Using his fingers to count and demonstrate how many. We both paused. "Want more? I could give you plenty."

"No." I turned away and started to walk away, not out of the hut but I just need to have some space even if it's one metre away from him.

He followed me and turned my cheek so he could speak to me. "I know that deep down you knew I liked you like that because I helped you for months trying to get you back to yourself when your Dad got rid of everything."

"Bestfriends could do that."

"That's not what I'm saying. I'm saying you knew deep down, I had feelings for you." He looked dead straight at me. Staring into my soul.

I couldn't breathe. The air got too thick.

"No Ethan, please don't put this on me. I had no idea, I mean I'm in complete shock right now so please don't make this my fault..." I furrowed my brows.

"I'm not Emma and you know that I wouldn't blame you but you have to know the agony I went though- watching you fall in love with my brother everyday."

"I don't need this Ethan. Grayson is stressing me out enough." I go towards the door but his hand stops it.

"You can leave but we will see eachother again and slowly Emma you'll realise you was in love with the wrong brother the whole time."

I swallowed hard at his intimidating voice and I opened the door quickly and left. I couldn't breathe at all. My chest was raising then falling so quickly. I practically ran back home, completely forgetting about Grayson.

I felt bad on Grayson about the conversation I just had with Ethan, almost like I cheated on him. So pathetic. We weren't like that and we never have been and all it was, was Ethan telling me he had feelings for me.

I unlocked the door, opened it, closed it and ran to my bed immediately. Mom still was out I guess.

The ceiling became my new bestfriend as I'd been staring at it for an hour. Trying to compose myself.

I turned on my phone and clicked on snapchat. Why was I doing this? I swiped on Ethan's name and began typing.

Emma: im sorry for leaving that was rude

I felt a bit better, apologising. It was the right thing to do even if I thought he started the confusion. I was being insensitive towards his feelings and I care about Ethan way too fucking much to do that to him.

About a minute later, he typed back.

Ethan: I just wished you understood how much I really meant to make this happen before Grayson was even in the picture but I was too pussy