Ch. 35 Forget and Pretend

Miles comes in

and says hi,

just to be polite,

but he sounds sincere

instead of sarcastic and teasing

like usual.

It's not hard

to figure out why.

I leave quickly,

before it gets awkward,

and go upstairs

to my room.

Bitsy follows me

and makes herself at home

on my pillow.

I lie down next to her

and stare at the ceiling,

feeling guilty all over again

for what happened with Will.

I hug Bitsy close

and feel like crying

but I'm all out of tears.

"I miss her so much,"

I say into her fur.

"So does Will,

even though

he pretends not to."

It's hard watching Will these days

when he's so sad.

He likes to pretend

that nothing is wrong,

but I know him so well

that he can't fool me.

He likes to pretend

by never remembering.

He won't drive by her house

or bring her up,

or do things that remind him of her.

He likes to pretend

that there never was

a Charlotte Johnson

at all.

It makes it difficult

for me to remember

that he's hurting as much as I am.

It makes it difficult

for me to remember

that they were best friends.

It makes it difficult

for me to remember

that she was his girlfriend too.

Author's Note

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--theladygraceling

Reviews

[Forgotten14]

Really!? This is a dramatic ending to this chapter! Like...
I love it though, is it bad to love people who are sad? I don't know.
This is a good way to end this chapter though.

[Fenix Flight]

Keep going!!!!!!! :-D I'm rooting for Riley and Will. Hoping they can help eachother through this.