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“No You’re talking about soo I’m over it I’et a job Make some money like normal people do and leave me the hell alone” My voice boomed across the apartment

She started to tear up “Oh, hell Don’t cry about it We haven’t been a thing in a long time I can’t lared at her

She took a deep breath “I’ to cry It’s just that when I see you, I reh And I know I shouldn’t have cheated on you It rong I rong”

I nodded “Now you’ve got soet the hell out of my apartment”

I didn’t like her being here I didn’t like her acting as if this was even a possibility

“Nothing? You feel nothing?” she prodded

I pulled out h to the picture of Natalia and me at the lake “I have so insane about” I shoved the picture closer so she could see how serious I was “This woman is my life You are a bad memory”

She closed her eyes and the tears started to slide down her cheeks this time

“Shit Hold on” I dropped rab a tissue I looked through a feers before I found one Part ofass in the hall, but I didn’t

“Here” I handed the tissue to her when I returned to the couch

“Thanks,” she sniffed, pressing it to the corners of her eyes “You sound like you’ve found someone special then”

“Yes, I have Natalia isn’t like you She wouldn’t do what you did I’m happy, Maddie I’m happier than I’ve ever been So drop this idea that you have You can give up on whatever scheether and drain my bank account”

I started to relax I didn’t have to be a coirl had shredded my heart at the start of the season She had fucked my roommate all summer and the only reason I found out was I walked in on them It was a day I didn’t like to remember

That was college This was the pros I was over Maddie

“I told you, that’s not why I came over” She started to raise her voice and then stopped