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I take another shaky breath, and tears run downto hold it all in I’ one I can’t take it anyI can deal with this I can’t

"I have stood by you, I have watched this, I can see it so daet broken once again I’ve been so close, you know, to begging you not to go, but I realise this isn’tthis hurt for me, and I know that’s not your intention, but it’s the truth"

"You said you didn’t have feelings for me anymore," he says, his voice a little harder

"I told you what you wanted to hear"

He looks like I’ve slapped hiain, you don’t get , Roman You have to sort yourself out, because honestly, this is killing you again It’s eating away at you, and it’s not fair You deserve so much more than this, but I can’t ht in front of you She will break your heart, but if you have to go down there and let that happen, then I can’t stop you"

I turn and walk towards the gate

"Molly!"

I look back at hi me so much I want to be your friend I want to support you But our connectionIt’s too strong for us to ever just be able to be normal friends We weren’t made for normal, Roman You know it I honestly hope it works out for the best, and I’ll be here if it doesn’t, but you can’t ask o back there I will never like her I will never respect her I will never be okay with her Because sheto me She’s not my person You’reon it It hurts so bad

"Please, try, at the very least, to know your worth You are worth so much more than her Even, on so do you honestly think that’ll last before you’re right back here, in this sa You know that, you just don’t want to accept it"

"I’m sorry," he says, and that just rips my heart clean open

It bleeds its pain inout of ry, frustrated, broken words

"Da special This friendship, it was special You’re going to throw everything away for a disgusting, selfish, pig of a person like her? I will never understand that Never Not for the life of me Be careful that you don’t push away everyone who actually does fucking adore you, for a wo down my cheeks

Idiot

I’m such an idiot

CHAPTER 21

"Co is ever as bad as it see hand down my hair, as I curl up on the sofa in his office at the clubhouse He’s sitting beside me, he has been for the last two hours, as I sob uncontrollably

"It is, Daddy," I croak "It’s so bad"

"You want to tell uess?"

"I oes on, fingers drifting through h really bad break ups and becaood friends It’s hard to explain, the friendshipit’s genuine It was never just a rebound It was so ht ro, and all the other wonderful things people have when they meet"

"So, what’s the probles "I’h, you should knoill kill the fucker if he used you in any way "

I s, he was always so honest It’sthat he was still in love with another woain As always, I thought with ot me hurt"