"Do you love him?"
The silence that echoed in his ears was almost deafening. He could feel the anxiety begin to creep up his spine, curling around his lungs and twisting his stomach. Her amathyst eye's avoided his gaze as she stared at the floor , feigning interest.
" Answer me." He demanded, his pulse racing in his ears. He needed her to answer, to give him something. Her answer would either save him or kill him. He felt his composure teetering on the edge of spiraling down into panic mode. He watched as she wrung her hands in her lap, her teeth abusing her lower lip.
" Please.." his voice cracked with emotion.
" Say something...anything Rae ."
Her eyes steadily made their way to meet his own. Even in his moment of distress he found her breath takingly beautiful, her plum colored hair looked so soft, he'd dreamed of running his fingers through it on many occasions, her pale blemish free skin, the way her eyes always betrayed her stoic expression, how they spoke volumes of emotion.
"Yes..yes I love him." While her words were but a breathy whisper he still caught them clear as day. He found his heart being squeezed tightly in his chest , his throat thick with emotion. She loved him. She loved him and there was nothing he could do...but relinquish his tight grip on her. To let her go.
Changling gave a weak nod as he took a step back away from her. Then another. And several more. He couldn't breathe he had tried so hard and yet his attempts were futile. Forcing a large goofy grin to his face , he smiled at her .
" Good you deserve to be happy Rae ." Even if it's not with me. He decided to keep the last bit to him self, to try and save what little bit of his heart he could. He'd bared his soul to her and she'd turned him away.
" Cy ' s a good guy, he'll treat you good." He smiled and moved away from her Compleatly , letting the doors of the elevater slide closed behind him. Successfully hiding him from her gaze. He'd lost his first love to his best friend.