katy | l.h

six

We stood there for a few moments, before I decided to speak.

"How have you been?" I asked, fighting against the lump in my throat. The burning sensation was so painful, I knew I was close to tears but I didn't want to come across as weak in front of Ashton.

"Good," he said bluntly, before looking over my shoulder then back at me.

"Great, so, are you going to like, explain to me what happened? Why you left me?" I asked, pushing the main point of our conversation. He knew it was coming.

"Look, Katy, I loved you, I really did, but, the thing is, people grow out of it. Sometimes they realise that they no longer love the person that they are with. I didn't want to hurt you at all, I didn't know how to express my feelings to you and you know that. I did everything I could and more for you... to make you happy, but the truth is that I wasn't happy, so I left," he explained, no flicker of emotion was even shown in his features. He just stared at me, a cold, hard stare and it felt like a dagger going through my heart.

I nodded slowly before speaking, "you left without even saying a fucking goodbye, and all I could do was sit and watch the time go bye, just waiting" I said, "our last conversation was about how happy we were together, and now you're telling me this? Did you just lie to me throughout our whole relationship?" I raised my voice as I glared at him.

"No, of course I didn't, and I know I should have said something to you before leaving, but I didn't, okay? If I can move on, then so can you," he said, raising his voice loudly, pulling at his hair in frustration.

"The only person that should be getting mad here, is me," I spoke slowly, "but you know what, Ashton?" I asked, looking at him intently. "I wasted eight months with you, and two years thinking about you, waiting for you to come back to me, I was a fool, I know it now, but I loved you. I loved you and now all I feel, is regret. I wasted so much time on you when I could have been happy and moving on with my life. But luckily, I no longer have to worry about you, because this is it," I smiled devilishly. I'm not saying that it didn't hurt to say that, but it sure did feel good.

"Katy, I —"

"Goodbye, Ashton," I spoke sternly, before flashing him a fake grin then heading back over to Luke.

He looked at me as I approached, "you okay?" He asked and I nodded my head slightly, smiling sadly. "Katy, you're smiling, but your eyes are telling me otherwise," he sighed. "Let me take you home."

***

Once we got into the car, everything that I was holding in came pouring out.

Luke reached for me, pulling me into a hug. "It's okay," he whispered, kissing the top of my head lightly. "It's done now, you can forget about him," he whispered again as I sobbed uncontrollably. "It's done,"

"I can't believe how he treated me back there," I sobbed into his chest. "It was like he never felt anything for me, like nothing ever happened between us," I cried.

"Sometimes, when you lose someone, it's never actually the same person who comes back," he spoke quietly, and I had never heard something more accurate.

I cried in his arms as he tried calming me, "Katy don't cry, I know, you're trying your hardest, and the hardest part is letting go," he sung lightly, and my sobbing slowly quietened as I took in his angelic voice.

We stayed like that for almost half an hour. I soon calmed down, and everything that had happened was now a blur. Luke drove me home safely and kissed my forehead goodnight, reminding me that he was only a phone call or text away if I needed anything.

i might do a double update bc this is kinda shorter than the rest :( if i dont then there'll be a chapter tomorrow anyway!!

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