All the usual I don't own these characters business.

I made a mistake

I stared at the text message on the screen. Derrick was texting me again and saying how much he missed me. Did I believe him? I'm not too sure.

I remember the way I felt when I walked in on those two kissing. Angry. Betrayed. I remember the way he stared at me. Empty. Right through me. The way he didn't even try to stop me when I ran away.

I wonder how much strength it would take me to come back to him. Or if I even wanted to.

I wonder what he would say when we were right next to each other. If he would have enough heart to say the exact same thing to my face.

You're the one.

I smiled. I couldn't help myself. It seemed like something the perfect man in the perfect movie would say.

However, this isn't a movie. This is real. This is my life.

Slowly, I traced the keyboard with my thumb. Heart breaking, I pressed the erase button. I knew when he was lying, even through text.

When I finally pressed the button, I felt different. I felt like I could breathe. A boulder seemed to fall off my chest and break into a million pieces.

Something did break. Not a boulder though. A chain. On the ground, right next to my feet was the forever charm Derrick gave me on our one-month anniversary. Just like our bond, the charm had broken.

My phone vibrated again.

Meet me at our place.

The cherry tree in the Westchester County Park. We had shared our first kiss there.

I knew what I had to do.

"I'm glad you came." He smiled that cute smile he used on me when he wanted something. I just stared at him. My eyes followed his every move.

Suddenly, the hand he had held behind his back came out of its hiding place. The hand was holding a bouquet of flowers.

Roses. My favorite flower.

"For you, Alicia." He smiled again. With a tight-lipped frown, I gripped the flowers. They felt cold and hard. "Will you come back to me?"

I looked at him. Smiling, I thrust the flowers into his chest. He stepped back and looked at me. Before he could protest, I turned around and started to run away.

You see, Derrick, I can be cruel. Just like you.