Aiden's Point of View

Cynthia and I waited another thirty minutes until Wyatt finished eating. They were laughing as they left the dining room, obviously not noticing my presence with Cynthia.

I bit my bottom lip when I saw where Wyatt's hand was. When I looked away from his hand and just looked at his face, I saw that he was also staring at me. He looked stunned when he saw me, even the smile on his lips disappeared.

"Wyatt, what's wrong?" Agleen asked. After that, he followed where Wyatt was looking and that's when she noticed me. She smiled and waved at me, "Hello, Wyatt's friend!"

I faked a smile, "Hello."

"Tsk. I just heard her voice and I immediately got annoyed," Cynthia whispered.

I stood up and approached them. Cynthia followed me.

"Wyatt, can we talk?" I asked, looking directly into Wyatt's eyes.

"Um..." He looked at Agleen.

That made my heart hurt. My heart felt like it was pinched. Does he really need permission from that girl before talking to me? Aren’t I his boyfriend and I'm the known girlfriend of his family.

"What are you going to talk about?" Agleen asked while still smiling. I don't know, but even though she seems nice it still annoys me. Maybe it's because she's the one who’s next to Wyatt instead of me.

"You don't need to know," I replied. "I want to talk to him, just the two of us."

She scoffed, "What? Of course, I need to know. Duh~ I'm the girlfriend here."

My brows furrowed from what I heard, "Come again? Girlfriend?"

She shrugged, "Yeah." After she answered, she hugged Wyatt's arm.

I looked at Wyatt. What the heck? So, he actually introduced this Agleen as his girlfriend. So, how is Aida? How about me? Am I now nothing to him and our relationship just because of the leaked picture of us? Wow, I didn't expect this to happen. I never expected it because I trust him.

I thought during the days that he stayed away from me it was so that people could not talk about us in the classroom. Also to alleviate the spread issue but that's not it. During those days, he and Agleen were getting better and now they are together again. Wow, I can't believe this is happening.

He didn't even talk to me about it, he made a decision just for himself. Fuck. How selfish.

"Let's talk," because of the anger that rose in my chest, I immediately pulled Wyatt to his room. Agleen was about to chase us when Cynthia stopped her.

When I got to Wyatt's room, I closed the door. I took a deep breath before turning to him. As soon as I faced him, my tears that I was holding back came out voluntarily.

He didn't look at me. He just looked down. Now he can't even look at me? Does he hate me? Is he disgusted when he realizes what we did before? Also the fact that he dated a guy?

I took a deep breath, "What was that about?" I asked. "Is it true? Is it true that she is your girlfriend again?"

I waited for a while to get his answer but he didn't speak.

"Why aren't you answering? What about me? Why did you suddenly leave me? If you didn't want our relationship anymore, I wish you had told me! So I don't look like a fool who always waits at the condo for your arrival! Those days while I was waiting for you, you were with your ex-girlfriend!" My voice broke.

Fuck. I want to hear his answer but why can't he answer? Damn. Even though it hurt to hear from that girl that she was Wyatt's girlfriend while Wyatt didn't deny it, I still hoped that Wyatt would tell me that what that girl said was not true. I want him to tell me that it’s still me. I’m still the one and there is no one else.

I bowed my head. I bit my lower lip to stop myself from sobbing.

"Speak..." I begged. "It’s still me, aren't I? Agleen was just nothing to you, right? Tell me it’s still me, please..."

"I'm sorry," is what he answered.

I raised my head and looked at him, "What?"

"I'm sorry, Aiden," he's now looking at me, too. "I know that I started this relationship. So I'm sorry because I’m also the one who ruined it."

I frowned, "What do you mean? We haven't broken up yet, have we? It’s still me, right?"

He shook his head, "Sorry. I'm sorry."

I shook my head. My tears flowed again. Yes, I know what he meant by that sorry. But I don't want to accept that, because I want to hear other words from him.

Shouldn't I have come here so I wouldn't have found out about him and Agleen. Should I have just waited at the condo until he came to see me there again no matter how long it took me to wait? If I didn't go now then my heart wouldn't be broken like this. I wish I had not led the situation, I wish I had waited for him.

I grabbed his arm, "W-Wyatt, we're not going to break up, are we?"

He sighed. He looked directly into my eyes, and I couldn't see any emotion there. It hurts me. He used to say that he couldn't see me crying in front of him because he was also hurting. I'm crying a lot now but why does it seem to have no impact on him? Has his feelings for me... Faded?

"We already broke up the day the people found out about us," he responded and removed my hand on his arm.

I shook my head, "N-No. We didn't discuss that."

"Aiden, please," he closed his eyes. He looked pissed. "Will you stop already? When I said we're done. We're done."

"No, no, no..." I insisted. "Is it because I can't give my body to you yet? If that's the case, I'll give it to you now, just not just break up, hm?"

"What are you talking about—" I didn't finish what he had to say, I immediately kissed him. But he immediately pushed me hard, causing me to sit on the floor. "Fuck!" He shouted and immediately wiped his lips.

It broke my heart, the way he brushed off my kisses on his lips. But there was something else that broke my heart even more, and that was when he said, "Fucking gross, gay shit!"

"You..." My voice trembled. I don't know what to do to make him stay with me. Do I still have to kneel before him?

"If you have nothing more to say, you may go now," he said and turned his back on me.

I stood up and hugged him from behind, "Wyatt, please... Please, don't do this. You said you love me."

"Yeah... I have loved you," he replied. "I don't love you anymore, so just go."

I shook my head, "I know you're only doing this because you don't want to ruin your image at school. If that was the case, I'll allow you to have a fake relationship with Agleen. Don't just leave me, Wyatt."

He removed my hand from hugging him and faced me. "Listen to what I'm going to say. I... I don't love you anymore. I'm not sure if I really loved you or if what I felt towards you was just infatuation. Agleen... Agleen is the one I love from the beginning until now. I know I hurt you and we can't restore our friendship but I'm asking for forgiveness. I'm sorry for hurting you. I'm sorry because I'm a fool. And I'm also sorry because I don't feel anything for you anymore. You also asked why I didn't tell you right away, didn't you? Because I didn't know how to say it and where to start. But because of your sudden arrival here, I was able to say everything I wanted to say."

I bent down my head and covered my face with my two palms while continuing to cry.

What I'm watching is right. It hurts so much when it comes from the person you love that he doesn't love you anymore. It's like my heart is being squeezed and stepped on repeatedly. I didn't know that love hurts like this. But if I knew, would I stop myself from loving him?

"Agleen is the one I love from the beginning until now."

Those words of his are like music playing over and over in my brain. If he still loved Agleen, what was I for him when we were together? Did he just make me his rebound? Temporary Happiness? And now that Agleen is here again, he came back to her again. Wow, This is all fucking bullshit.

"You're happy now. But what about me? H-How could I move forward? I can't... I'm certain that I can't. F-Fuck." I sobbed. I removed my hands on my face and looked at him, "Come back to me, hmm? I will make you fall for me again. Please? I just can't live without you, you know that, right? You're the only one I have. Please, don't go."

He sighed, "If you want to be friends again, we can."

"No!" I exclaimed. "I love you! You have to love me back a-again."

"Damn. We're done," he grabbed my shoulders and shook me, "Aiden, we're done so fucking wake up!"

I know... I know because he already said that. He already said that but... Ugh fuck. I really can't let him go. I fucking can't. I can't. I can't.

KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!

"Love?" It was Agleen. "Aren't you done talking yet?"

Love?

"We're done," Wyatt replied. He passed me and opened the door. "Did you wait long?"

"Nope! Your cousin and I also talked about something so I wasn't bored and I really enjoyed what we talked about."

"Really? That's good," Wyatt giggled. "Where do you want to go now?"

"Museum!"

"Okay, let's go there."

CLACK!

At the same time as the door closed, my knees gave up. I couldn't stop crying until Wyatt's bedroom door opened again.

"Aiden!" Reggie hugged me, "What happened? Did you and Wyatt quarrel?"

I couldn't answer. No. I couldn't answer because the only noise coming out of my mouth was my crying.

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CRING! CRING! CRING!

I'm back home. Reggie drove me, he wanted to join me here but I said I wanted to be alone.

The TV was on but I was just staring at it. My brain is blank.

CRING! CRING! CRING!

Hm, the telephone seems to have been ringing. I just noticed. I reached for it and answered the call.

"Aiden," it came from the woman's voice.

"Mom?"

"Yeah, how are you?" She asked. "How's your study? I would like to take you here to study abroad."

Study abroad? I do not want to. What if Wyatt and I suddenly reconcile?

"I don't want to study abroad," I answered.

"Why? Your brother does not have anyone here, your uncle and I are always busy with work." She uttered.

"It is your duty to take care of your child, do I look like a helper? If you want, you may hire someone to watch over your child," I replied.

She sighed, "Fine. Just call me when you change your mind, okay? I know it's night so get some rest. Good night, sweetie."

I didn't reply. I immediately hung up after she spoke.

Study abroad, huh?