the tree house …," I say in a low voice.
"I'll be there in a few minutes."
I hang up, and he starts calling again. So, I power off the phone again. After about ten minutes, I hear Rachel starting to climb the tree house. She lays next to me without saying a word. We do this for a while until I break the silence.
"Thanks for coming." I whisper.
"You don't have to thank me. You would do the same for me … Are you ready to talk?"
I sigh. "Early this morning someone sent me pictures of Skylar and another girl from his phone. He was passed out, and he didn't have a shirt on. I … I feel broken from looking at those pictures."
"Oh honey, I'm sorry."
"Me too."
A few moments later Rachel's phone starts ringing. When she answers, I know exactly who it is.
"She's fine. I think you need to give her some time … and space … She's hurt by you so you need to give her some time … I'll try, but I can't promise you anything … Okay, but I'm still going to castrate you for hurting her … Yeah, you are."
With hesitancy in her voice she says, "He wants to explain what happened … so he wants to know where you are."
"I might as well get it over with. You can tell him."
"Okay." She sends him a text message and less than five minutes later I hear his voice. It's like a dagger through my heart.
"Hey pretty girl." He says tenderly.
Rachel looks from me to Sky. "I'm going to let you two talk … But you and I have some unfinished business, pretty boy."
He nods towards her as she leaves. As soon as she is out of sight, he moves to touch me and I back away. "Please don't touch me Sky, I need to have a clear head and you hurt me."
He grits his teeth. “Okay, I'll respect that … for now."
"How could you do that to us Sky?" I cry out.
Hurriedly he pleads, "It's not what you think Ari. Yes, I got drunk and stayed out late with the guys but that's it. Some of the guys invited those girls, but I didn't touch them. I passed out and that's probably when they took those pictures. Trust me, I hate myself for getting so wasted that I passed out and gave them the opportunity to do that. But NOTHING happened baby, you have to believe me."
I stare into his eyes and see the vulnerability. I want to believe him, and to some degree, I do.
" Please pretty girl, you have to believe me." He begs.
"I believe you, but it doesn't make a difference. We still can't be together."
Confused he asks, "Why? If you believe me, and you know that I didn't cheat on you, why do we have to break up? That doesn't make any sense."
"It does. It shows me when you go to college in the fall I won't be anything but miserable—because I'll always think the worse. I can't do that to you or me. It’s best if we cut our losses now Sky. I can't deal with the ache that I feel in my chest. It's killing me. I'll be jealous of every female who will be at the college. I'm only human. It'll kill me Sky."
"You don't have to worry about that, I'll stop drinking. I'll even go to a community college here. I'll do anything to be with you." He beg s.
"You'll resent me later if you stay. You're going to college and you'll be great. But we can't be together. This ends here Sky. If you make me love you more and then we part ways, I won't be whole, I'll be empty." I say weakly.
"I can't let you leave me, Ari. I can't survive without you. Don’t do this. We can be together and love harder than we ever did before. Trust me Ari, distance and time can't keep me from you. Give me one more chance … and if I mess up, you can leave me. But I can't breathe without you. I can't survive Ari." He begs while his eyes shine with tears that are on the brim of his eyelids. He touches the key on my charm bracelet. "You have the key to my heart Ari, or did you forget that you own me?”
I stare at him as tears stream down his face and I know that I can't say no to him. Even though my gut tells me it won't end
"I'll be there in a few minutes."
I hang up, and he starts calling again. So, I power off the phone again. After about ten minutes, I hear Rachel starting to climb the tree house. She lays next to me without saying a word. We do this for a while until I break the silence.
"Thanks for coming." I whisper.
"You don't have to thank me. You would do the same for me … Are you ready to talk?"
I sigh. "Early this morning someone sent me pictures of Skylar and another girl from his phone. He was passed out, and he didn't have a shirt on. I … I feel broken from looking at those pictures."
"Oh honey, I'm sorry."
"Me too."
A few moments later Rachel's phone starts ringing. When she answers, I know exactly who it is.
"She's fine. I think you need to give her some time … and space … She's hurt by you so you need to give her some time … I'll try, but I can't promise you anything … Okay, but I'm still going to castrate you for hurting her … Yeah, you are."
With hesitancy in her voice she says, "He wants to explain what happened … so he wants to know where you are."
"I might as well get it over with. You can tell him."
"Okay." She sends him a text message and less than five minutes later I hear his voice. It's like a dagger through my heart.
"Hey pretty girl." He says tenderly.
Rachel looks from me to Sky. "I'm going to let you two talk … But you and I have some unfinished business, pretty boy."
He nods towards her as she leaves. As soon as she is out of sight, he moves to touch me and I back away. "Please don't touch me Sky, I need to have a clear head and you hurt me."
He grits his teeth. “Okay, I'll respect that … for now."
"How could you do that to us Sky?" I cry out.
Hurriedly he pleads, "It's not what you think Ari. Yes, I got drunk and stayed out late with the guys but that's it. Some of the guys invited those girls, but I didn't touch them. I passed out and that's probably when they took those pictures. Trust me, I hate myself for getting so wasted that I passed out and gave them the opportunity to do that. But NOTHING happened baby, you have to believe me."
I stare into his eyes and see the vulnerability. I want to believe him, and to some degree, I do.
" Please pretty girl, you have to believe me." He begs.
"I believe you, but it doesn't make a difference. We still can't be together."
Confused he asks, "Why? If you believe me, and you know that I didn't cheat on you, why do we have to break up? That doesn't make any sense."
"It does. It shows me when you go to college in the fall I won't be anything but miserable—because I'll always think the worse. I can't do that to you or me. It’s best if we cut our losses now Sky. I can't deal with the ache that I feel in my chest. It's killing me. I'll be jealous of every female who will be at the college. I'm only human. It'll kill me Sky."
"You don't have to worry about that, I'll stop drinking. I'll even go to a community college here. I'll do anything to be with you." He beg s.
"You'll resent me later if you stay. You're going to college and you'll be great. But we can't be together. This ends here Sky. If you make me love you more and then we part ways, I won't be whole, I'll be empty." I say weakly.
"I can't let you leave me, Ari. I can't survive without you. Don’t do this. We can be together and love harder than we ever did before. Trust me Ari, distance and time can't keep me from you. Give me one more chance … and if I mess up, you can leave me. But I can't breathe without you. I can't survive Ari." He begs while his eyes shine with tears that are on the brim of his eyelids. He touches the key on my charm bracelet. "You have the key to my heart Ari, or did you forget that you own me?”
I stare at him as tears stream down his face and I know that I can't say no to him. Even though my gut tells me it won't end
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