I must do this, shaking my head I begin readying myself to go out with my boyfriend, Matthew Williams. My name is Alice and I am about to break up with him. You may ask why, since he's practically perfect. But there are just these things that bug me! Like he's so painfully shy, I mean like hide behind a bush when he sees people coming, kind of shy. He's sweet but I can never tease him because he doesn't tease me back, then I just feel like a huge jerk. The final reason, is well, I'm kind of in love with his cousin Francine. Yes, it is totally despicable, and not the proper behavior for a lady, but he's so delicate I didn't want to break up with him until I was a hundred percent sure.

I hear the doorbell ring, which startles me out of my thoughts. I open the door and see his adorable angelic face peering back at me, and it almost breaks my resolve. I know I have to do this though, so with I sigh I plaster on a smile and tell Matthew we're going on a walk. He looks at me quizzically but follows nonetheless, See! This is what I can't stand! He just never speaks his mind.

Anyway we stroll along slowly, me purposely staling, since I know our destination is not far off. It's only a block away. The park where first met. Glancing back at him I chance to look into his eyes, and realize I can only do so for about a second, before I feel too ashamed and look away.

We reach our destination, and I can tell Matthew knows exactly where we are. He smiles at me.

"This is the place we first met."

I nod and lead him to the bench nearest us, and take a deep breath to calm my nerves, and hopefully unravel the knot that is my stomach. I take the box that holds the first gift he ever got me out of my pocket. Seeing it he frowns, not understanding. I manage to blurt out a quick "it's not working out" before shoving the box into his hands, and standing up. He stands too a smile on his face, he still doesn't get it!

" Just go home Matthew!"

I know I'm yelling and seem like a jerk, but If I don't yell I don't think I will be able to get the words out at all. I turn quickly, walking the other way. Trying to keep away the tears that are for some reason collecting in my eyes. Once I know for sure I am out of sight I let them pool, then run over. Not really caring who sees, I stomp up the stairs of my porch to the front door. Slamming it I make a hasty retreat to my bedroom and slump onto my bed. Burying my face into the comforter, I let out a couple of loud sobs; before I stop and just let a strange numbness consume me.

I know it was the right thing, and I know I love someone else, but it was still hard. For all his faults I still loved Matthew, just not in the way he wanted. So I did it, and I cried and now it was time to suck it up. Because Alice Kirkland is nothing if not strong, so I'll go on with my life as though nothing happened, and perhaps I'll even have the gumption to ask out Francine.

An: Hi guys! I realized an Authors note was just written at the end of your document so I decided I'd put one! And yeah that was kind of a fail, but what do you want from me?

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