25 parts Complete Mature"Look at me," he whispered, but I was too frightened to turn around. When I felt his hand on my shoulder, I flinched.
"Please just look at me, Salma," he says, gently turning me to face him. I look at him. His eyes are red from lack of sleep, and his once curly hair now resembles a bird's nest.
"I'm the guy you warn your kids about while trying not to cry," he says, and I furrow my brows in confusion.
"What are you talking about, Caleb?" I ask, and he shakes his head.
"I'm the man every other man despises because he must demonstrate daily that he's not me. I wish I could apologize for that, but I can't; it's who I am, and I've made that clear to you," he declares. Tears well up in my eyes, but I refuse to let them fall, so I clench my jaw instead.
'That's just an excuse because you're scared, I'm looking at you Caleb and I can see the fear, it's okay to be scared but what's not okay is trying to act like some sort of sick villain who turned hero just to make me fall in love with you' I say while breathing heavily and he looks away from me. I take a step closer to him but he towers over me.
' You didn't deceive me or trick me, I knew who you were the moment I saw you' I say shoving him and he grabs both my wrist.
'And who am I Salma? you seem to know everything so please tell me.' he says in a deadly whisper which sends chills down my spine and I stay quiet looking up at him.
'I'll tell you then, I'm the guy who saw an insecure, broken girl who wanted an escape. A girl who couldn't get over the death of her sister and sabotaged her entire life because of that. A girl who wants pity from everyone, A girl who wants a free pass, A girl who-' he doesn't get to finish his sentence because I slap him hard across the face with tears falling down my face. I take a step back looking at him and he turns to look at me with a shocked expression.
'You forgot to say I'm the girl you fell in love with' I say to him before walking away.
