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Grabbing a throw pillow, I curled in on myself on the other end of the couch and squeezed my eyes shut again as more tears started to fall.
I was going to be okay.
I was going to be okay.
I just needed some time to cry first.
So I hugged the pillow to my chest and let my tears fall.
I’d drifted off for a bit when a knock sounded on the door.
Clutching my pillow tighter to my chest, I ignored it.
A moment passed, and I hoped the person had walked away.
Instead, they knocked again.
Louder.
I blinked the sleep from my dry, crusty eyes.
The person knocked again.
Something told me I knew who it was.
My phone started to ring in the crack between couch cushions
I ignored it without looking down at the screen.
The call went to voicemail.
A text came through a moment later. I accidentally saw the top half of it on the part of the screen that showed over the cushions.
Eli
Open the door or I’ll break it down
My forehead creased.
Would Eli actually break my door down?
I considered it for a long moment before deciding he wouldn’t.
Then, I sent him a middle-finger emoji.
He sent an angry one back.
Eli
I’ll be forced to eat all the donuts if you leave me out here
Did I care if he ate all the donuts?
My stomach growled loudly at the thought of the sweet pastries.
Maybe I cared.
I stared at the door, arguing with myself for all of one minute before I finally crossed the living room and opened it. My legs shook with every step. My body felt weak, for some reason.
