She can love me or hate me, either way, she feels something for me. Love and hatred are the strongest emotions we can hold. The lines can blur between the two very easily. I’ll take whatever, as long as she feels something towards me.
I’m fighting with my willpower not to turn to her again. To get lost in those mesmerising eyes of hers, but as I do, I lock onto another set of eyes. James is staring straight at me. His brows are dipped as if in deep concentration, but he doesn’t look upset with how close I’m sitting to her. I wouldn’t exactly say he was happy either, but definitely not mad. I remember the text message he sent me the day after it all blew up as if it were yesterday.
Listen, Son, I’m sure your mother will come around to the idea of you both. It was a massive shock to us, and I do get why she is upset. I will try speaking to her again. We just need time to wrap our heads around it. Only your heart knows what it wants.
If only time did help us.
All it did was help the distance between us grow. Not that Lucy ever gave us a true chance. She ran at the first sign of trouble. Even after promising me that we were in this together. I don’t plan on letting her go this time without a fight. I yearn for her. I can’t escape her, even in my dreams.
“Nasty messages?” Fallon breaks my thoughts as she spits the words out. What the hell have I missed? “The dickhead was practically stalking you. He went to your house and waited for you, Maya, shortly after he threatened you, too!” Each word she says becomes more heated. But it’s Tommy that catches my eye. He is seething. Veins are popping from his neck with how tightly his jaw is clenched. “I don’t think you realise how serious this is, Maymay. No one should be treated like that.Youdon’t deserve to be treated like that.”
Maya is just sitting there, drawn in to herself. I have never seen someone look so broken before. Who the fuck would do this to her? I look over to Lucy, and her mouth hangs open inshock. She must have only started to pay attention at the same time that I did.
“I do know how serious this is. I am the one living through it. You saw firsthand how scared I was last night. To have to call you for a safe place to go,” Maya pauses to take in a shaky breath. Her eyes were shining with tears. “Anyway, it’s over now. We all know I should have gotten rid of him a while ago; this was just the last nail in the coffin. It's done. Now, can we stop going on about it, please?”
Bloody hell. This is deep. How can anyone hurt Maya? She is one of the sweetest souls I know. And from the look on Tommy's face, I’m scared for the guy that did this to her. I don’t know what to say. I would normally have a joke on hand to break the tension, but this is another level of shit. Luckily, I don’t need to as the doorbell rings.
I jump to my feet at the same time as Lucy. “Saved by the bell, foods here!” I call as we both escape to the front door.
