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I sigh. He says that but what happens if he can’t? Can I trust him to keep his word? What do I want to do here?
“I just… I need space.”
“Mira, please don’t do this,” he begs, and I squeeze my lips together, trying to fight off the fresh wave of tears.
“I have to.”
“No, you don’t. Don’t do this. Please. I love you, Mira. I have since I first saw you. I can’t lose you,” he says, tears sparkling in his eyes.
His words and seeing him like this breaks me, and I sob, tears spilling onto my cheeks.
“I need time,” I choke out before I brush past him and run into the back room.
The door closes behind me, and I lean back against the wall and cry.
“Mira? Are you okay?” Saffron asks gently, and I shake my head.
“No,” I sob. “I’m pretty sure I just broke my heart and Townes’,” I admit.
Her arms wrap around me, and I lean into her hold, letting her try to keep me together as my heart breaks more in my chest.
I don’t even remember going home and I know that Saffron must have taken me and made sure that I made it back to my apartment alright. I must have fallen asleep at some point and I wake up to my phone buzzing on the nightstand next to me.
It’s still dark out and my first thought is that it’s Townes calling me. When I look at the screen though, I’m shocked to see my mom’s name there instead.
I stare at it, debating what to do.
Why is she calling me? What could she possibly want? Could she be reaching out because she changed and wants to apologize?
I chew on my bottom lip, debating what to do for so long that the call goes to voicemail. My phone dings with an alert that I have a new voicemail, and I collapse back onto my mattress.
I’m still so raw after breaking up with Townes, and I just can’t deal with my mom right now on top of all of that. I’ll call her back later.
I close my eyes and try to go back to sleep, but I can’t. My mind is racing, and with a sigh, I open my eyes and stare up at the ceiling until the sun starts to spread light around the room.
Finally, I feel strong enough to listen to her message and I grab my phone.
I don’t realize that I’ve gotten my hopes up until I press play, and my mom’s nasally voice screeches at me.
“Mira, you need to call me back. I need you to come home and help me. The landlord is raising the rent, and I’m not moving, so you need to come home and help with the bills. It’s time for you to start being a good daughter and help your poor mother for once in your life. Call me back so that I know when to expect you.”
The message ends, and I let out a deep breath as tears start to spill onto my cheeks.
She wants me to come home. To fix things for her. To help her, even though she’s never done anything to help me.
She doesn’t even miss me. She just needs me to make her life easier, and she’s going to manipulate and boss me around until she gets what she wants.
I can’t help but compare Townes and his version of ordering me around with my mom. Townes can be bossy, but he’s always looking out for me, and I know that he has my best interests at heart, even if his highhandedness can be a bit annoying at times.
Was it unfair to lump the two of them together? Did I just mess up the best thing to ever happen to me?
I curl up in bed and debate that until the sun starts to set and my eyes are too tired to keep open.
TEN
Townes
So,this is what it feels like to have a broken heart.
