Eleven
"Return to Love"
I want to get on top of this
I want to build that trust again
And if I give it all I got
Well, I'm sure you'd do the same
--from "For the Movies" by Buckcherry
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Duncan ambushed me one day as I was walking to class.
"Veronica, do you have a minute?" he wondered.
I stopped walking and turned to him. "Sure, what's up?"
He fidgeted with the notebook he was carrying. "We've had this really awkward relationship ever since school started."
"Understatement, continue."
He was looking at his feet now. "I hate feeling like things are still so unfinished between us," he said. He looked up and caught my eye. "I still love you, and I was hoping maybe you felt the same."
"Duncan, I…"
"Think about it and get back to me."
"I…I don't have to. Pick me on Saturday."
He seemed surprised by my answer and unsure of how to reply. "Oh. Umm, good. Saturday it is."
"Great. I'll see you then."
"See you then."
All I could think was that 'oh god, I am dating Duncan.' I knew then and there that this wasn't going to be pretty. Love never really makes sense, though, does it?