The Morning After (T.O.N.S Sequel)

Chapter 19.

•One Day Until Angel's Bday Party•

~Bethany~

I bit down on my thumbnail as the phone rang a third time and four times.

"C'mon pick up." I mumbled under my breath.

Six times

"Nathan, please."

After the eighth ring, I hung.

Eighteen.

That's how many times I've called Nathan in the past four days.

And he's ignored every single one.

I just don't understand what I did wrong!

He's completely overreacting.

I look down at my phone one more time before sighing.

Oh what the hell.

A 19th time wouldn't hurt.

But this is the last time.

If he doesn't answer this time then that's it, I won't try to contact him again.

If he wants to talk to me then he can call me.

I pressed the Call button and press the phone against my ear.

It rang six times before my will crumbled and my finger hovered over the End button.

"Hello?" A voice mumbled sleepily.

I stared at the phone in shock.

He picked up.

"I hope you have a good reason for waking me up at three in the morning on a Friday." He said smartly.

I realized I'm holding my breath and exhale heavily.

"I'm hanging up." He muttered.

"Wait! Please don't hang up." I rushed out quickly. "I-I need to talk to you."

"Then talk."

Okay, that was rude.

"Nathan, you don't have to be rude," I complained.

"And you don't have to play with my emotions and lead me on, yet that's exactly what you did." He said before sighing. "Look now isn't a good time. In case you're wondering, I'm still coming to Angel's party." A smile slid onto my face. "For Angel, of course."

It dropped automatically and was replaced with a frown.

"Nathan don't be like that. I'm sorry, okay? I apologize for whatever I did to you." I pleaded, running a hand through my loose hair.

"Whatever you did? Are you kidding-" He took a deep breath. "I'm not about to do this Bethany. There's a reason why I've been avoiding all of your phone calls, did you think about that? Maybe I just don't want to talk to you."

My heart dropped at his words.

"Why...why would you say something like that?" 

Why is he being so brutal?

Okay, I admit maybe I played with his feelings a little.

But it was unintentional.

"Because it's called telling you how I feel. You should try it sometime." He replied bluntly. "I don't think we should keep in contact. I don't think I can just talk to you with the feelings I have for you when I know you don't feel the same. I just...I can't anymore."

"I don't...can you come over? Please? So we can talk about this?"

He sighed heavily and I began biting my nail again.

"Bethany..." He started.

"Please Nate." 

"Give me twenty minutes." He grunted before hanging up.

The dial tone sounded in my ear and I suck in a gust of air.

I do care for him.

I do.

But not more than August...

Of course not, I haven't known him that long.

Is that enough?

August isn't coming back but Nathan is here now.

But why am I even fighting for Nathan if I'm not in love with him?

I groaned and dropped my head into my hands.

As the saying goes,

The heart wants what it wants.

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~•Dana•~