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“She has her brother.”
My mannn!!
From the moment I locked eyes on Lizzie Young all the way back in first class, I felt connected to her in a way I had never experienced with anyone else. At the time, I didn’t understand the infatuation, nor had I any inkling of how deep the roots of my feelings for this girl would go. Young and green, I went into it blindly, falling hard and fast for the girl with the lonesome, pale eyes. Throughout the years, we had become closer than close and forged a bond that time only seemed to deepen and intensify. When Liz agreed to be mine the summer before sixth class, I thought I had peaked in
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We were so very similar, this deer and me. We were both prey. An owl hooting high in the trees broke our trancelike stare down and the deer quickly skittered away. “Run,” I whispered, watching it disappear from my view. “As fast as you can.”
“But I don’t want dinner,” I complained against his lips, desperately trying to deepen our kiss. “I want your special medicine.” “I don’t have special medicine, Liz,” he said, trying to coax me, while he reached up and covered my hands with this.
“I didn’t betray you,” I breathed. “I love you.” “I’m not a saint, Liz. You can only push me so far.” The angrier he got, the more I wanted him. “You can make me better.” I breathed, capturing his bottom lip between my teeth and tugging. Hugh’s eyelids fluttered shut and I felt him grow against me. Releasing his lip with an audible pop, I reached a hand between our bodies and traced the outline of his bulging erection. “I know you can make me better.” I squeezed, feeling his resolve weaken with every growing inch. “I can feel it.” Hugh sighed brokenly. “Believe me, Liz, if I could fix you with
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Bye I'm acc crying rn my babies :(
“I don’t have a bubble to fall into, baby. My feelings are real and I don’t have a button to switch it off like you.” Tears streamed down my cheeks as I tried to absorb his words. “Please don’t leave me.” “I didn’t leave you, Liz,” he croaked, lifting his head to look at me. “You left me.”
I can't breathe right now I'm so fr
And then, for the first time in my life, I kissed a girl who wasn’t named Lizzie Young. The kiss wasn’t mind-blowing. It wasn’t fireworks. It wasn’t Liz. But it was nice.
I rebuke this actually ! Thanks tho!
What I felt for her wasn’t expendable, and it hadn’t shown up overnight. My love for her had had nine years to deepen and grow, and the roots went deep. It wasn’t something that could be rooted out and tossed away. She was imbedded in the foundations of who I was as a person. She was ingrained in every fundamental life choice I had made from the age of seven.
Somehow, I managed to smile. “Just get better, okay?” “You’ll be there when I come home?” Pain. It scorched me. “Of course.” A few minutes later, when they were gone and I was left alone with Catherine, I heard her say, “You lied to her, didn’t you?” Tears filled her eyes. “You won’t be there when she comes home.” Shaking my head, I roughly wiped my tears away. “I’m sorry.”
I'm going to throw tf up.
“I know you need to stay away from me,” she breathed, body racking with tremors. “And I know why you can’t be my friend anymore, but I just want you to know that I am so grateful to have had you in my life.” A pained sob escaped her when she said, “I’ll never have a greater friend, Hugh Biggs, or a greater love.”
“It’ll be okay,” I strangled out, reaching over and snatching one of her hands up. “We can still be friends.” “No, Hugh, we can’t,” she replied sadly, entwining her fingers with mine. “You can’t be friends with the person you’re in love with.” Tears trickled down her cheeks. “And I’m always going to be in love with you, Hugh.” I believed her.
“I’ll always love you, Hugh Biggs,” Liz said when she rounded the table and stopped in front of me. Inhaling a quivering breath, she leaned down and pressed a kiss to my cheek before whispering, “No matter what.” And then she was gone.
