SM owns. Unbeta'd.
I open my mouth to speak but nothing comes out.
But then, she speaks again. Her voice a deadly calm.
"Edward. It's time to make a decision."
I'm stone cold. I can't move. Thoughts running through my head at light speed.
I must stay like that too long for her liking because in a flash, she's talking again.
"Okay, look. I get it. I really do. Don't want you to think too hard there, you might sprain something. I just wanted to see you face to face when I told you. So, yeah, that's the reason I can't be friends with you anymore. I know things won't change on your end, and I should know that, right? I mean, I've known you for years, I know how you operate. I'm not what you want, and you have Lauren... I don't know why I ever thought..."
Bella stands abruptly, pulling on her jacket and grabbing her purse and sketch book.
She stops and turns to look at me straight in the eye. I still can't say a fucking thing. I don't know how to organize my thoughts. They're all over the place.
"You know? I thought, after what happened last year, that maybe... maybe, you might've actually felt something more for me. I should've been pissed at you for what you did, and I was. But, I love you. I always have. Since the first time I saw you. Since that night, though, I've been working up the nerve to tell you how I feel. But after the way that night ended, I should've known you didn't feel the same. I'm sorry, Edward. I can't do this anymore."
And just like that. She's gone.
My heart drops to my feet, and I'm hollowed out.
What just happened?
A/N: Yeah. What just happened? Still think B's in the right?