NovelBarChapter 7: Not a Boyfriend I yanked my wrist out of his when we reached it. "Stop!" I yelled at him. He did. He looked both sad and mad at the stime.
"What's going on? You look like you're not even in this year anymore," I said. He sighed and ran his hand down his face. "She triggered something, didn't she? Something in your past that was painful." I said. "Stop talking," he snapped. I looked at his face. They were really watery. It looked like he was about to cry. I sighed and shut my mouth.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Hayden," I said softly. I touched his face gently. He looked away fromfor a second before he stared right into my eyes. He looked... pained. He fought with whether to tellor not before he let out a deep breath.
"High school, two years ago, I had a girlfriend named Claire. I wasn't like I am now. I was... the perfect boyfriend, or so I tried to be. Then one day, we went on a date, and coming out of the restaurant, there was this... guy. He knockedout, and when I woke up... she was dead. The police toldthat the guy mugged us and raped her before he killed her," he explained. I ran my thumb over his cheek. "All I had to do was protect her, and I couldn't even do that. I swore never to put myself in that position ever again," he said quietly. "It sounds like it was a freak accident, and I know that you probably heard this a lot, but it wasn't your fault," I said softly. I wiped a stray tear from his cheek. I reached up and kissed his chin before I gave his hand a little squeeze. He sniffled before he looked away from me.
"Like I said: I don't do relationships," he said. We got in the truck and drove to the apartments. After about an hour of mindless TV watching, I turned to Hayden.
"I had a little brother," I started. He muted the TV and turned to me. "His nwas Thomas and he was a lot like you," I chuckled and looked up as I remembered. "Had?" Hayden picked out. I sighed as my smile fell.
"He was ten and I was 14. We were playing outside with a ball when it rolled into the street. He went after it and before I knew what was happening, he was dead... A car whipped around the corner and the driver didn't see him. I still blmyself. I shouldn't have let him go after that ball," I said, looking off into space. I felt Hayden's thumb rub my cheek. I looked at him before I realized that I was crying.
"I'm sorry, Jo," he said softly. I shrugged and pushed my hair back off of my face. He leaned forward slowly before he kissedgently. I tried to hold it back but I couldn't. I started sobbing. I missed Thomas; no matter how far back I pushed his memory in my head. Hayden pulledonto his lap. I couldn't help it. I cried like a baby until I passed out.000000000☐☐☐☐☐
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