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He noticed " But I couldn’t keep it in A slight chuckle slipped out and I pointed to his hand "You always grab your hair"

"I do?" He released his hair and laughed "I had no idea That’s ean"

He rolled his eyes and groaned "What was I saying? Oh yeah" He snapped his fingers and pointed at me "You"

"Me?"

"Yeah, you This was the reason you’ve been freaking out since Mason left, even before he left I could tell so You were alith him" He cursed "The two of you were like rabbits for a while, always going at it Now it , "It hurt when you pulled away from me this year We were already separated You moved in with David and my mom moved back Mason left me too It wasn’t just you I needed you this year I don’t let people in, Sa hurt That’s all I’"

A luht there, blocking od, I could see the dae I had done I choked out, "I’m sorry"

I was God, I was

"Yeah" He looked at me with dead eyes "It’s over and done with Do you realize how et over this?"

"That I held this back or…" My heart rate picked up, thu harder and harder He had never confirmed or denied it Was that what he meant…I was still too afraid to ask

"Yes, that you held back" He gestured from himself to me "Mason has to be told I know it cairl and his brother fall for each other I’, but I’ht way I think about h his head I mean…" He turned away sharply, then placed both his hands on the side of his head Bending over, he let out a yell When he looked back up, the deadness was there, but it was er and just plain an’s chest lifted, and I heard hiirl I loved wantedfor me afterwards Mason took care of me He protected uys are epic You guys are going to last forever and knowing that a wedge is between you, that the wedge is me, will haunt me"

He still hadn’t denied or confirmed I bit down on my lip I didn’t want to know, then it would be worse I just knew it

"Sam," he dropped his voice to a whisper

I turned away

His hand ca down on my lip andpain fro into my skin, but it went nuan loved h my mind I had been so alone I had been ostracized I had no one I was laughed at, jeered at People wanted to hurtto lose now