(Tuesday)
Eli: I love you
Lydia: I love you too, but people you love aren’t supposed to hurt you like this
Eli: I’m sorry. Just tell me what to do to fix this
Lydia: I don’t know if it can be fixed
Eli: I’ll do anything, please
Lydia: Did you ever sleep with another girl while we were dating?
Eli: What? No! I never touched anyone while we were dating
Lydia: It’s hard to trust you right now
Eli: I know, and I want to fix that
(Wednesday)
Eli: I miss you. When are you coming back to school?
Lydia: I don’t know
Eli: Can I come over and see you?
Lydia: I don’t think that’s a good idea right now
Eli: I need you Lydia
(Thursday)
Eli: Are you really just never coming back to school?
Lydia: I have to eventually
Eli: When?
Lydia: I don’t know yet
Eli: Are we really over?
Lydia: For right now, yes
Eli: I want to work through this. I love you
(Friday)
Silence…
I haven’t gotten a single text from Eli all day.
It isn’t until late after dinner that I get a call from him.
I reluctantly answer. “Hello?”
“Lydia…I really want to see you. I’m outside your house. Can you please come out and talk to me?”
