Emily awoke to two odd feelings that definitely weren't there when she had fallen asleep. She looked over to see Lucas fast asleep next to her. She wanted to wake him up, but the real reason she woke up reappeared again. She ran into the bathroom, trying not to throw up on her floor.
Lucas awoke to the sound of someone throwing up in the bathroom. He got up and noticed Emily wasn't in bed anymore. He walked over to the bathroom and knocked on the door "Em, are you ok?" he said through the door
Silence, then she opened the door, "Yeah, I must have eaten something funny last night" she responded as she walked to her bed. "What are you doing here? Last time I checked we were fighting." She said.
"I felt bad how I left things. I know it seems like all we ever do is fight lately, and that bugs me" he said
"I'm actually glad you're here. I did a lot of thinking last night; about me, about you and about us" she started "you should probably sit down" she motioned next to her on the bed
"I don't like the sound of this" he said as he sat down on the bed
"You shouldn't, starting a conversation with something like that isn't promising, is it?" she tried to laugh, but it just didn't come out
"No, it isn't. So, let's hear it"
Emily looked him in the eyes. His eyes were such a brilliant color, she wanted to look away but she knew she couldn't. She knew she needed to get this over with. It was the best for both of them. "I think we should break up" she said quietly. She saw the hurt in his eyes as the words came out of her mouth. She couldn't stand to look at the pain in his eyes anymore; she got up and walked to her balcony, tears streaming out of her eyes.
Lucas took a moment to process what had just come out of his girlfriend, or ex-girlfriend's mouth. He stood up and walked over to her. "Is this what you want?" he said, not looking at her.
"No, but it's what needs to happen. We both knew there were risks involved in our relationship. It's better for both of us and we both know it."
"Yea, I guess you're right. Things were getting pretty complicated huh?"
"Yea, they were." She turned to face him "Luke, I will always love you, you will always be my first time and my first love, but things just can't work anymore. We both know it."
"Yea. Listen, you should probably go to your competition, I don't want you to get into anymore trouble because of me" he turned and walked off her balcony, out of her room, and possibly out of her life.
This is for the best she told herself as she gathered her costumes and walked out into the morning sunlight, now he never has to know
Lucas walked around in a daze all day. He had no idea what to do; everything seemed so inconsistent, like the one thing he could depend on had just crumbled, because it had. He walked along the beach with his head down, not noticing he almost walked straight into Bradin and Callie.
"Lucas?" Callie called, but Lucas kept walking, not even noticing that his name was being called. The two ran up to him "LUCAS" she yelled snapping his fingers in front of him
"Huh? Oh, hi guys" he said in a monotonic voice
"Dude what happened to you, you look like your girlfriend just broke up with you" Bradin asked
"She did" he said simply and kept walking down the beach.
Bradin and Callie looked at each other; not sure if they heard what they thought they just heard. The ran back up to him. "What happened?" Callie asked
"I don't know. We got into a fight last night and I went to see her after. I saw that she must have cried herself to sleep so I stayed with her and she woke up this morning and broke up with me."
"That's insane, she didn't give a reason?" Bradin said. Lucas just shrugged
"Guys, no offense, I mean I don't mean to spoil you're apparent perfect view on girls, but we don't just do things. She must have had some reason to break up with you" Callie said.
"We've been fighting lately, I guess she figured it was better to end it now before anything else happens that could and would hurt more." Lucas said
"I'm sorry Luke" Callie said "I know how much you cared for her. This must be really hard on you" She gave Lucas a hug.
"Thanks Callie, I needed that." He said "I'm going to go surf, Bradin you wanna come?"
"Yeah, if that's ok with you Cal? We can catch up later?" he said looking at her.
"You two have fun; I'm going to go for a walk down the beach. Call me if you wanna do something later" She hugged Lucas, kissed Bradin and then made her way down the beach.
"You ok dude?" Bradin asked as they walked toward the water "no offense, you look like shit"
"That's nothing compared to how I feel." He sighed "I never thought we'd last forever, I mean I'm not dumb, but I just never thought I'd loose her. I really did love her. What the hell am I saying, I do love her. This is so fucked up"
"Yeah, it is. Just give her time. She'll come around 'cause dude, if she's not in love with you, I don't think there's any hope for the rest of us"
"I don't even know anymore, but on that note, lets surf, it's the only way I'll get her outta my mind"
Callie walked along the beach thinking, why on earth would she break up with him? They were so perfect together, it doesn't make any sense! She tried to rack her brain to see if there was any sign of a problem between them but there was none, only the gym and the Bradin incident. They always seemed so happy, so in love. This makes no sense! There has to be something more! And I've gotta figure out what it is Callie stopped walking and realized she had ended up at the entrance to Admiral's Bay. Well, that's fate in a nutshell. She sighed and walked up the hill to Emily's house.
Emily sat on her balcony, staring out at the ocean. The angel and devil were currently leaving her alone for the first time that day, so she was enjoying the silence in her head.
"Emily?" she heard someone walking in her room. She turned around and saw Callie.
"Let me guess, you're here to tell me that Lucas is miserable and I made a huge mistake?"
"No, I think whatever you decide to do with your life is your business. And yes, Lucas is a little out of it, but he'll live. He's strong, just not as strong as when he was with you"
"I had to do it Callie, you wouldn't understand, things were just getting too complicated. I just can't do it anymore"
"I get it, you hit a point where you needed to evaluate what's going on and if you want to cross that line, because you know once you cross it, getting back over to where you are now will be really painful"
"Exactly. Thanks Callie, I think you just confirmed what I was thinking, even though I know you came here to try to get us back together."
"Honestly, I want the two of you to be happy, and yes I believe you two are happiest when you are together, but I think you did this for a reason, and I believe if you're willing to break your own heart because of it, then it's the right one"
"Thanks Callie, you really are a great friend. Bradin, Lucas and I are lucky to have you" The two smiled as Emily's cell phone, which was sitting on the table next to her, rang playing 1,2 Step.
"Nice ring-tone" Callie laughed.
Emily smiled "Hey Greg, what's up?... Crap, when did they find it?... We all knew she'd do it again; it was just a matter of time. When's she leaving?... Ok, I'll take her out for one last fun thing tonight… I'll call her parents and beg them to let me…Ok, I'll call you later…Bye Greg" she hung up the phone "Sara's parents found a joint in her room and now they're sending her away, I really thought she'd changed. I really am as stupid as my devil tells me" she sighed
"You're not stupid. You go have fun with her, I'll call you tomorrow? Ok?"
"Yeah, that's fine. See ya Callie." Callie turned and started walking away "Callie, thanks so much for everything. You really made a difference in my life, I'm glad I met you and Bradin"
"Thanks Em:. See ya lata"
Sure. No you won't but I'll let you believe that, it's time for me to leave this place. She thought as she ran into her closet and grabbed her suitcase I'm so outta here
