Eddie asked me to watch the stars with him that night. It felt nice being so close to him, but it stung whenever I thought about what Seth had told me. PArt of me thought that Seth was trying to manipulate me, but I had seen Eddie be flirtatious before. It hurt because I was attracted to Eddie, it was as simple as that. “You’re angry with me, aren’t you?”
“Of course I am,” I said. I looked away from him, even though his arm was still intertwined with mine. Why did I do this to myself? “You flirt with everything that moves.”
He shut his eyes tightly. “It’s all I know how to do to get your attention.”
“That’s a bogus excuse, Eddie,” I said. “That isn’t true.”
“You didn’t tell me that you were with Hector, or that you two were dating, or whatevr you’d consider it,” He said sharply. “I can’t flirt, but you can pit guys against each other like this? I even heard that you kissed Josh. So, what am I supposed to do, just trust that I’m the one that you want at th end of the day? I’m really tired of people playing games. I need something good in my life, not to be tossed around.”
“Then why are you here, next to me, right now?” I asked.
“Because I actually like you, even though I know that you’re bad for me,” Eddie said.
“No, Eddie. I’m not bad for you. You’re bad for yourself. You’re creating drama for yourself. I...I don’t think that I can persue anything with you, and frankly, I feel a little scorned.”
“I know,” Eddie said. “I figured you would, so...I’m going to be visiting my dad soon. He’s been trying to grt me to leave Brooklyn Heights for this Arcadia place for a while. It’s closer to home, and I can start over fresh. Again.”
I nodded. “I wish you the best then.” I then stood up to leave. My heart was breaking, but we were doing the right thing. How could two people who care so much about eachother hurt each other so much?
[ Sorry @dandylion240, but you knew this was coming lol. Worry not, we’ve already arranged to have Eddie come in to Arcadia for an exciting love triangle >:D]
