Unexpected

Alone

...........................................Y/N POV.......................................................................................................

I got home as soon as the front door snapped shut behind me, the flood gates opened. I couldn't breath for crying. I couldn't work out what had brought this on, the fact that my head was so messed up, the fact that I had realised the man I love wasn't right for me, or the fact Mark had asked me to leave, without so much as a goodbye kiss. I cried myself to sleep.

Waking up to the sun shining through the curtains I hadn't bothered to close. It took me a second to realise where I was.....home. On my own. I sighed and choked back tears. I glanced at my phone, 6am, Mark was flying at 12. I hated the fact he wanted me to leave. Especially since we hadn't even said goodbye properly. I called Heather once I was awake enough. She was groggy on the other end since I'd woke her. She soon woke up when I began to cry.

"I'm coming round" she told me,

"No H it's fine" I tried to argue but it was no use. 

I put the kettle on once she arrived, still in her pyjamas.

"Tell me everything" she demanded as I climbed in bed beside her. We decided it was to early to be out of bed. So I did, leaving out a few details.

"Oh Y/N" she sighed once I'd recalled everything.

"I know" I replied, tears streaming down my face "what a mess" she pulled me into her, my head on her chest as she played with my hair, the way a mother would.

"I don't even know what to say" she whispered after a while.

"I just don't know what to do" I sobbed,

"I'm not sure there's anything else you can do" she replied "the ball is in his court now"

"Do you think I'm doing the right thing, ending things with someone who loves me?" I asked

"I think you need to speak to him" Heather said "tell him what's happened and see how he reacts"

"It will break him" I cried 

"What other reason are you going to give for leaving him?" she asked "you were the perfect couple before all this"

"We weren't" I confessed, his jealousy and insecurities had been wearing me down, but I couldn't use that excuse and make him think it was his fault. 

"When is he home?" she asked

"Just under 2 weeks" I told her

"Then you've got time" she sighed "Maybe you will hear from Mark before then?"

I wasn't holding my breath.

"Come on I'll run you a bubble bath" Heather said, and I let her.

...........................................MARK POV....................................................................................................

I didn't sleep. The bed felt empty without her. Which was crazy because I'd only had her in it for 1 night. Everything was such as mess. I sat up in bed with my head in my hands. I felt empty and numb. I had no idea what I was doing or what I was going to do. All I knew was that I missed Y/N and it had only been a matter of hours. It was 6am, I had a few hours before I needed to be at the airport. More time alone with my thoughts. That wasn't necessarily a good thing.

1 hour later I still hadn't moved. I wanted so badly to call and hear her voice, but I knew that would be cruel of me after how I behaved the night before. I needed to get her out of my head, to think straight and figure out what I wanted. What I was going to do.

I set off for the airport, but somehow I ended up outside her house. Before I could stop myself I was knocking on her door. 

It wasn't Y/N that answered. 

"Yes?" the girl asked,

"erm..." I wasn't expecting anyone else "Is Y/N home"

"You're him aren't you?" she asked "You're Mark"

"Yes" I nodded, confused and uncomfortable with the way she was glaring at me.

"What do you want?" she asked, hostile.

"I just want to see her before I go" I pleaded

"I don't think that's a good idea" she replied, crossing her arms. "You've done enough"

"Please, let me say goodbye" I begged

"She's in the bath" she told me "she's only just stopped crying, I'm not going to let you upset her again"

"I just want to say goodbye" I sighed

"Maybe you should have thought about that last night" she snapped "You need to leave her alone until you figure out what you want"

I didn't respond, just turned and walked away. 

It killed me not being able to say bye. I knew then that I had made a huge mistake sending her away the night before. I should have spent every last minute with her before I had to leave. I was starting to realise how I felt about this girl, it wasn't something I expected to feel after just a week. 

I reluctantly boarded the plane, I didn't want to leave. I couldn't handle being that far away from Y/N. But it was something we both needed. There were things we needed to do on our own before we figured out if we wanted to be together.

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Hey guys, sorry I've been AWOL for so long, the world going crazy over the pandemic prolonged my writers block. 

I know it's only a short chapter but I have ideas for the next few so should be more updates very soon.

Lots of love xxxx