break my heart again - a dally winston love fanfic

seventeen

"w-what?" i stutter as i tilt my head in confusion.

"you heard it right, elena. you distracted me, okay? just .... patch me up real quick so i can get the hell out of this house." dally huffs as i shake my head.

"stop! stop- stop pushing people away, dallas. you and your stupid 'i'm so tough' act is getting annoying lately, alright? people like me are trying to understand you but you don't want that." i yell as i run my hand through my hair. dally scoffs as he stands up, although i don't miss that little wince.

"well ... what if i don't want people like you to understand who i am? i'm a criminal, elena. what part of that don't you comprehend, eh?" he defends as i laugh, but with no sense of humor.

"why-why don't let yourself be loved, dallas?"

"elena for god's sake, i've been in love! it's painful, pointless and overrated. i don't let people understand me because i can't trust people. each time i try to count on someone, they fail. the only one who i can count on is me." dally yells as i flinch.

i close my eyes, memories of both of us flowing through my mind.

"you're right. being in love is painful, but it's definitely not pointless. being in love with you is not pointless." i say as i walk past him. i open the door, only for it to be shut at dally's words.

"there was this one day, in new york. bryce and i were shoplifting, like always. well, once we got out the store with our stuff, we saw a lady. she was struggling with opening her car, and bryce gave me that look, knowing she was our next 'jumping' victim. well, we did our regular routine, i offer help and then bryce threatens them with a blade. that lady though pepper sprayed bryce and i, but that didn't stop bryce. he, um, stabbed her in her abdomen, and ran. i had n-no other choice but to run too," he walks up to me, so close that i could feel his hot breath, "that's why the hilton siblings hate me. they blame me for bryce's actions. but in all honesty, i blame him." dally opens the door and walks out, leaving me utterly filled with questions.

"uh uh! you cannot leave me like that, winston!" i yell as i run out the bathroom. i look around and see maddy glare at dally.

"oh it's you. seems like you didn't have to beg to have friends." dally laughs as maddy shakes her head and grabs her bag.

"come here to ruin more lives, tucker? get the hell away from me, from my life. you made my brother into a monster!" maddy pushes dally and stares at him as if she's about to commit murder making me step up.

"enough! both of you have no honest reason to fight like animals. you guys are family, and family sticks together." i push maddy and hear her bitterly laugh.

"you're the least person to talk about family love, elena. all i want to do is try to protect you from this criminal." maddy says as i shake my head and sigh.

"the only criminal you should protect me from is your brother, maddy. dally is far from criminal." i spat as i go to my room and shut my door. i close my eyes, letting the tears spill down my cheek.

i didn't bother looking up when i felt a pair of arms pick me up from the floor. the scent of cigarettes and cheap perfume gave it away once i wrapped my arms around his neck.

"i don't ever wanna let go." i whisper.

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