“What do you mean you’re not coming home?” I stop moving and yell in disbelief.
“You are not breaking up with me in a two-minute phone call, Logan. You have been my closest friend for over a decade. The very least you can do is look me in the eyes while you break my heart!”
“I’m sorry, Hannah. Please understand that this is for the best,” he says with a hitch in his voice.
“The best for who? Certainly not for me. How could you do this to me? You promised we were in this together!” I cry, sinking to the floor and resting my head against the wall.
“Please trust me, this is for the best. I’m so sorry. Goodbye, Hannah.” He disconnects the call.
I stare at the phone in my hand, immediately call him back and it goes straight to voice mail. I try three more times with the same result. I send him multiple texts begging him to just talk to me. Nothing. No response.
I’m not sure how many times a heart can shatter in a lifetime but mine is in pieces – again.
Chapter Ten
I can hear the heavy bass of the music playing on the other side of the steel door, as I slowly lower myself to the cold concrete steps. With my elbows on my knees, I drop my head into my hands. I can barely breathe as my throat swells with emotion. My entire body aches with the pain of my heart breaking.
Sitting up straighter, I grab the beer I brought out with me and take a long pull before hurling it across the stairwell. The bottle smashes against the cinder block wall, shattering into tiny pieces. Amber liquid runs down the concrete, pooling on the floor.
Fuck, I don’t want to hurt her more than she already is, but I know this is for the best. I need to let her go even if it kills me. I should have gone home and done this face to face, but I knew it would only take one look into her beautiful eyes to make me change my mind.
Taking my phone out of my hoodie pocket, I check the call and text notifications. My mom, my dad, and multiple from Hannah. I don’t look at any of them. Instead, I scroll to my text thread with Riot.
Hey...
I did it.
Riot
You, okay?
Not even a little.
Riot
Do you want me to come?
No.
Riot
For the record, I think this is the stupidest thing you have ever done.
You could just talk to her!
I wish it was that simple.
Riot
YOU are the one making it complicated.
Do me a favor…
Riot
Is it trying to help you pull your head out of your ass?!
Just keep an eye on her, she’s gonna need friends.
