Grace and Ayden had been walking side by side for 20 minutes now, and Grace hadn't uttered a word……….Ayden simply waited.
GRACE now or never.
"Ayden" Grace stopped walking; Ayden did the same, and turned to her.
"Yes?" He asked, calmly.
Grace looked into his eyes; his dark, mysterious eyes that she loved so much.
"I hate myself………" she uttered, as she stared into his eyes; she didn't mean to say those words, because they made her sound selfish……but it was the truth; she did hate herself.
"Why?" Ayden asked, curiously- they were standing outside a stranger's house, only 10 minutes away from Grace's home.
"Because I lied to you…….." she said, in a whisper.
Ayden looked down at the ground, digging his hands into his pockets.
"About what?" he asked, cautiously.
Grace looked away from his eyes, and stared at her hands; "about a lot of things…….." she said, shakily.
"Be more specific" Ayden asked, still, trying to remain calm.
Grace sighed, and rubbed her forehead with a shaky hand; "about………loving you,………" she whispered, daring herself to look into his eyes.
She couldn't see them, couldn't see how much pain she'd painted across his entire face- because he looked away from her.
"I am so sorry Ayden……….it's just……..you said those beautiful words, and so I thought, if I said them aswell……….it might come true……..that by saying I loved you, I somehow, magically would!" Grace sighed again, a heavy, sad sigh.
"O-K………what else?" Ayden asked, still looking away.
GRACE now
A dim light had fallen in the sky, and streetlights were starting to come on.
GRACE or.
For some reason, Grace had completely detached her mind from her heart- yesterday, telling Ayden the truth was the furthest thing she could think of doing………but then……..hearing those false words again………and seeing Eli.
GRACE never
"There's more to me not loving you…….." she whispered.
Ayden turned to her, their eyes locking in an intense burn.
"What?" he asked, a little firmer now.
Grace turned away………"there's this person……….that I have always had feelings for………feelings that were never returned………until………a few weeks ago"
Ayden stared at Grace's face, as she bit her bottom lip anxiously……..waiting for him to say something.
But he didn't, he just stood there, staring at her, his eyes beginning to sting.
His heart beginning to throb, his head was racing with thoughts that he wanted to push out and never think of.
"Say something" Grace pleaded in a whisper.
Ayden and Grace locked eyes once again, and then, he was gone.
He turned in the other direction and started walking away from Grace.
"Ayden!" She yelled after him- she ran, eventually catching up to him.
"I'm sorry………I am so sorry" she grabbed at his hand, and he stopped walking, surprising her.
He stared, sadly into her eyes, and she felt like crying.
Then, he flicked her hand off his wrist, and walked away.
Leaving silence.
