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“Then what would you call it.”
“I cut ties.”
“But why? If you regretted what happened, we could have talked about it. Does our friendship mean so little to you?”
“Our friendship meant everything to me.” I don’t miss the past tense.
“Well you sure have a funny way of showing it.”
“What happened that night was wrong.”
“Why?” I plead, needing some clarity. I feel like there’s so much I don’t know or understand.
“Because you and Lucy...” she trails off.
“Me and Lucy are a thing of the past. We talked about this that night. It’s been over for years.”
“Not for her.”
“What do you mean?” I draw back.
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. Deep down I’ve known that Lucy still has feelings for me. If I was even a little unsure, today proves that much.
“She’s still in love with you.”
“So this is about Lucy?”
“Yes. And it’s about me. What we did...” She glances around to make sure no one is close enough to overhear what she’s about to say. “Was a complete disregard of my friendship with Lulu. I’m supposed to be the one she can count on. The one she can come to for advice or when she needs a shoulder to cry on. Someone she can confide in. Someone she can trust.”
“You’re all those things and more. You’ve always been more of a friend to Lucy than she’s ever been to you.Always.”
“That’s not true,” she disagrees. “Because Lulu has never slept with someone I’m in love with.”
“ButI’mnot in love with her.”
“It doesn’t matter. She’s my best friend. I guess I can’t expect you to understand.”
“She’s your best friend and yet you’re content lying to her? And in the meantime, I’m the one left out in the cold?” I bite out of anger and frustration. “How is that fair?”
Hope’s entire body stiffens.
“Do not talk to me about fair.” Her nostrils flare. “And I’m not lying to Lulu. I’m choosing not to rip her heart out of her chest and stomp on it.”
“But you can stomp on mine without a problem?”
“I didn’t stomp on your heart.”
“No?” I fight to keep my composure. “You were my best friend, Hope. You were my confidant, the personIcould go to for anything. And then you dropped me like I meant nothing to you. Did you never stop to consider what that would do to me? Or were you too concerned about Lucy to care about anyone else? Guess some things never change,” I mutter the last part to myself, but Hope catches every word.
“What the hell is that supposed to mean?”
“You’re entire friendship you’ve been catering to Lucy. Sacrificing your happiness and the things that you want for her. All the while, you can’t see what everyone else does.”
“Which is what?”
“That she doesn’t deserve you.”
“Now you’re just being an asshole.”
