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“It’s okay, Jake. I...just wish things would’ve been different, you know? Then it wouldn’t feel as weird every time you accidentally call me that,” she jokes.
But I can see the pain in what she’s saying. It’s been a few months, and I still don’t know what went wrong. It seemed to be miscommunication, but it’s hard to say anymore.
“Yeah, I understand. I just don’t know what went wrong with us, Leia. It’s just...weird, how things ended.”
“Jake, I’m so sorry, but I really don’t wanna do this. I need to be able to run into you without bringing up our messy past.”
How can she want to just brush it off so easily? “If I had the ability to do that, Leia, trust me, I would. But it’s difficult. I miss you like crazy.”
She has tears building in her eyes. “Jake...we can’t keep doing this. Things are different now, and we need to get used to it.”
I need to stop running into her. I’m going to keep getting the same response from her and, each time, I’m not prepared for it. “Leia—”
“Later, Jake,” she says, walking away. I just stare after her, pining.This is not healthy.
Brock suddenly comes up beside me. He pats my shoulder, squeezing it. “Jake, you gotta stop it with these self-inflicted wounds, dude. It’s starting to look like you enjoy pain.” He tries to make it sound like it’s a joke, but I don’t think it is.
“I just thought it was worth a shot. I haven’t seen the damn girl in a month, Brock. Nothing bad ever came from talking to an ex-girlfriend.”Ex-girlfriend. It’s weird to refer to her as that.
“I don’t get why it’s affecting you this much, dude. Didn’t you go a whole year without seeing her before? What gives?”
“I didn’t take her virginity last year, Brock. She’s my girl.”
Shit. I didn’t mean to let that slip. My head whips around to meet his gaze, and his eyes are widened. “You didwhat?” Freaking idiot. I run my hands through my hair in frustration. “Jake, tell me you didn’t fall for this girl.”
I can’t do this right now. “I have to go, dude. See you later.”
I walk away with my head down. I don’t understand how a person can go through so much emotional turmoil in one year.This has to stop.
