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“You sure you’re good?” Ares asks.
I nod, still holding the phone tight against my chest, right over my pounding heart.
I feel like I’m going to throw up.
My friends reluctantly leave, casting suspicious glances in my direction on their way out, and only once they’re gone do I dare lower the phone again, my eyes focusing in on the most recent outgoing message once more.
Madd:We should talk. Meet me at our spot on the roof after dinner tonight.
That’s why he was such a jerk today. He thought I ditched him.
Not that it’s any excuse, but…
Fuck.
I never received that message. If I had, I would’ve gone. A real conversation between the two of us is long overdue.
Sucking in a breath through my teeth, I start scrolling back… and back…
There are so many messages- all from a long time ago, but thanks to cloud storage, they’re right here at my fingertips. At least a hundred of them… all of which went unanswered from the time I left until now.
When I read the first handful of texts he sent after I moved away, I swear it feels like my heart’s being cleaved from my chest.
Madd:I’m sorry we fought. I miss you already. Hope you made it to Denver ok.
Madd:Please pick up my call, Duchess.
Madd:Guess you’re still mad. I probably deserve that. Just know I love you and I miss you, and I’ll figure out a way to fix this. I’m going crazy without you here, babe.
Madd:Sloane, come ON. How long are you gonna punish me for that stupid ass fight? Pick up the fucking phone.
Madd:Getting real sick of these games, baby.
I start hyperventilating, the realization of what this means settling over me like an icy frost. He tried to message me after I left. All this time, I’d thought he was so mad that he cut off contact, but hetried…
Tears blur my vision as I scroll a little farther, pausing to read again.
Madd:Are you serious? You’re fucking ghosting me now?
Madd:That’s it, I’m coming up there.
Madd:I’m on my way, Dutch. See you soon.
Madd:I’m here, tell them to let me through the fucking gate!
Madd:WHAT THE FUCK?! TELL THEM TO LET ME IN!
Madd:Sloane, please… don’t do this. I fucking love you. Let me in, baby.
Madd:I swear if you don’t get them to let me in right the fuck now, I’m DONE. This isn’t fucking cute anymore. Let. Me. In.
I bury a hand in my hair, tugging at the strands as tears slip from my eyes and track wet paths down my cheeks.
He tried to come to Denver. And for some reason, he couldn’t get past the gate.
I never knew…
I shudder a sob, my heart fucking breaking.
