Distant

Distant: Chapter 39

As he pulled away I remembered the photo. I remembered that day on the beach. I remembered the promises he made to me. The lies he told me that day. I don't even care if he cheated anymore, but if he cheated, why would he push me away. You don't push someone away, unless you don't want them. 'He doesn't want you.' The voice in the back of my head tells me. Tears start streaming down my face and I begin to quietly cry. Andrew looks at me in worry and hugs me again. He sways me from side to side repeating that I'll be okay. Once I finally catch my breath, I tell him I want to go home. He offers to give me a ride. I accept, then he helps me get up so we can start walking back to the restaurant where his car is. We walk back in silence almost the whole way, before he saya something. "I know it's kind of late, but I never got your name." He half laughs. "Oh right. I'm Adalyn." I say in a low voice. We get to his car and he opens the door for me then goes to the driver seat. I close my door after getting in them buckle up. He gives me his phone to put my address in google maps. I put in my address then start driving. I know I just met him, but if he was gonna rob me or harm he would have done it already. We drive home in silence. We pull up in front of my house. Before I get out he offers to give me his number. I take it knowing I'll probably never use it. He's really nice, I just don't really want to talk to anyone right now and I probably won't for a while. He gives me my phone back and I thank him before getting out the car. I walk up my driveway and wave to him before continuing up to my door. Before I get there I see my door open up to a drunk, sad looking Colby. He looks up at me, with blood shot red eyes. I look up and meet his sad gaze. He looks past me to Andrew, who is barely driving off. "What are you doing here?" I ask on the verge of tears again. "Who was that?" "My friend, well a stranger. Andrew his name is Andrew." I answer truthfully. My mind becomes tangled up just looking at Colby. I see anger flash in his eyes for a moment. "So you got mad at me leaving me completely broken at that mountain, for you to move on in what an hour. Real nice." He says walking past me. I grab his arm, now just as angry and sad at the same time. "Excuse me. I don't even know him like that and even if did it wouldn't matter. Even if I was the one who walked away, you were the one who left me. You left me before I even knew what was happening. Your the one who lost hope and gave up on me. You left me feeling emptier than ever." I say that last sentence in a low voice as tears fall down my face. Colby's eyes soften, but he just turns back around and keeps walking. "Exactly! Your still doing it, your walking away!" I yell out. He keeps walking, taking my heart with him. As he gets down to the side walk he turns towards me. I unwillingly run towards him. It's like my body begins to move on it's own. I finally force myself to stop when I get to him. "I never left." He says, as if he's the innocent one. The anger rages back, before turning back to sorrow. "Yes you did. I remember on the beach you made a promise to me. The moment you gave up on us you broke that promise and you broke every piece of my shitty heart with it." This is my fault everytime I listen to my dumb ass heart and let someone in I get hurt. All of a sudden I feel my heart go numb. "I will never love anyone again." I say trying to mean it, but knowing I still love Colby. "I love you." He says. "I love you too." I say in reaction. I couldn't keep it from coming out, even if I wanted to.