Bitter
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Bitter – Part 6
Apparently I was wrong, he wasn't using these girls. Even though it was out of character for him to do that, it wasn't for those girls anyway. They weren't expecting anything. They enjoyed playing around like that. He had committed himself to one girl for so long, he went crazy. He later admitted that and said he did go crazy.
I was talking with a group. The subject of love had come up. Arnold walked in "I so agree, you need to find one love and keep them forever." This burned,
"I need to talk to you." I said to him. I had to wait ½ an hour while he talked to his latest 'conquest.'
We walked outside into the crisp foggy morning. I looked him deeply in the eyes, how could he not know?
"You know don't you?" He nodded. I had to clarify.
"No, not what we talked about at the party…well kind of…" I sputtered out. He crossed his arms.
"No, actually. That I don't know."
This was my big moment. Tears started to well up in my eyes.
"Well..uh…my..augh. My emotions are more…severe than I told you."
I managed to say it! Well, not the 3 words, but he will get the idea. I did it! Hurah! Wait a minute…his reaction.
A hug. I lost control and I started to cry softly. His arms were so warm and wonderful. He was holding me, but the question was if he could ever be mine.
"Arnold, do you have any idea? I'm Cecile. I've done countless things for you over the years, giving you your hat back when you lost it, the pink book; yes that was mine, Romeo and Juliet? I managed to get all the Juliet's to quit…." I went on with the complete list and I got another hug.
"I suspected it." He said about my newly revealed emotion, "Well, not until recently."
So…what happened? Did we run off together? Start to go "steady"? Did he return the feelings?
I got the same speech as before. He just didn't "see me that way." Noooo, he just saw EVERYONE ELSE that way…
"What about in the future?" I asked.
"Well in the future, who knows? Maybe we don't see each other for 5 years and then 'bam.' But right now, I don't see anything."
We talked for a little while longer and then he gave me one last long hug and he went inside.