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I feel someone lightly shaking my arm

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I feel someone lightly shaking my arm. I jolt up, and I hear laughing. I look over and see Troy.  "Morning," he says once he stops laughing. I wipe underneath my eyes. Before I know it, Troy is opening up my door for me. I take his blanket off and toss it in the backseat. I reach for my bags, but Troy  beats me to it. Our heads collide, we both pull back, laughing.  "Are you okay?" He asks, laughing. I laugh and nod. He hands me my bags. I thank him and exit the car. As we walk inside, I notice the white Lexus is gone. We walk inside, and it's very quiet. "Is anyone here?" I ask him.  "Let me go check," he says and walks down the hallway that leads to the living room.

I walk down the long hallway, towards the living room. I hear talking and laughter. Just as I turn the corner, I see someone I've been trying to avoid for awhile now....  Ondreaz.  ***  All of my bags fall to the ground with a thud. Everyone's heads turn in my direction. Ondre's eyes lock with mine, and it feels like I've been kicked in the stomach. All of the air in my lungs escapes, and I gasp for a breath of air. Ondre's eyes continue to burn into mine. I feel the sting of tears at the back of my eyes.

I turn around and run as fast as my legs can go up the spiral staircase and to Troy's room. I slam the door shut and quickly lock it. I pace around the room with my hands tangles in my hair. I'm so confused.  Why is he here?  How did he get here?  When did he get here?  Is he staying, and if so, how long?  So many questions rest on my mind. My attempt of forgetting him has miserably failed. I was hoping I could get him off of my mind, but it seems impossible to do. My whole body rakes with chills. I'm not scared of Ondreaz, I'm just... I'm scared to see him after everything that's been said and done.

I reach in my back pocket for my phone, but I remember it was in my bag that I dropped downstairs. I jump when I hear a knock at the door.  "Sam, it's me, Troy. Please let me in," he, softly, says. I slowly walk over to the door and unlock it. He pushes it open and shuts it behind him, swiftly. His eyes are full of worry when he looks at me.  "What's wrong? Are you okay?" He asks as he walks closer to me. I've tried holding back the tears, but I can't anymore. I begin to sob. My head falls and I shake it from side to side. I feel Troy's left arm wrap around my waist. His right hand holds my head up to his chest. My right hand comes up, and I take a fist full of Troy's shirt.

This pain in my chest is unbearable. There's such an intensifying sting, it almost hurts to breathe. Troy's hands come up and cup my face. He gently tilts my head up so he can see me. I close my eyes because I don't want him to see me like this. I feel his thumbs wipe a few tears away.  "Sam... Please look at me," he says so softly. My eyes blink open as a few tears fall down my cheeks. Troy catches them and wipes them away. He looks down at me and stares into my eyes.  "What's wrong?" He asks me, his eyes, still, full of worry.  "T-That's m-my ex-" I can't continue on. Troy just nods his head.

"You don't need to cry over him Sam-"  "No. You don't understand! I've tried! I've tried so hard to be strong, but it's so hard! I was falling in love with him."  That's the first time I've admitted that about Ondreaz, and I meant it. I've had boyfriends before, some more serious than Ondreaz . But, now, Ondreaz is the most important. I never thought that one day I would fall in love, especially so fast. After seeing my mom and dad split up and seeing him leave us, I thought every man would be like that. So, I swore I'd never fall in love because every man was the same. But, Ondreaz has changed my mind completely. I fell for him, and I fell hard.

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