The Heartbroken - S01 E10

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The Heartbroken - S01 E10

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“What the hell?” I pulled

my arm from Cedric’s

grip. I turned to face

him. “What do you

want?”

He looked at me and

had the sense to avert

his gaze sheepishly.

“What are you doing,

Kyla?”

I gave him my best

innocent look. “What

was I doing?”

“D--n it,” he cursed.

Cedric hardly ever

cursed back then. I

guess some things

change a lot. His eyes

looked solid black in the

dim light, his gaze hard

on me. Out here in the

front lawn, it felt like

the party was so far

away. With Cedric

standing right before

me, it felt as if none of

the past few months

had happened.

Yeah, right.

This guy broke your

heart, Kyla. Actually,

scratch that. This guy

broke you.

“Cedric.” Slightly pouting

my lips, I stepped closer

to him. “Did you bring

me out here because

you want to make out

too? Because if you did,

we can after a quick

trip to a room upstairs

with Seth,” I said,

batting my lashes at

him. “Oh, right! My bad. I

already agreed to, you

know, have fun with

Michael.”

His jaw hardened.

I stepped away. “How

about after Michael? Still

want to give it a go?” I

asked him.

“Kyla.” His voice broke.

I stopped. Suddenly, all

my bravado was gone.

That little falter in his

voice made my knees

go weak and I couldn’t

make myself step

away.

“What happened?” he

asked me. “You know.

With you.”

As my eyes began to

water, I looked at him

sharply. “What

happened with me?

You’re asking me?”

“Kyla, you’re… you’re

not this person. You

wear sweatshirts, your

hair was always a

tangle of tumbleweed,

you… you used to be my

best friend.”

I scoffed. “I was that

person, Cedric. Not

anymore.”

“Stop doing this. You…”

He tugged at the collar

of his shirt. “Stop

sleeping around. Stay

away from Seth.”

“You can’t tell me what

to do, Cedric.” I forced

myself to smile. “Now,

what do you say? Still

want to hang out after

I’m done with Michael?”

He stared intently at

me and I didn’t look

away. Finally, his jaw

slackened and he

dropped his gaze. “What

happened, Kyla?” he

asked me again.

I bit my lower lip,

shrugged, and replied,

“You did.”

—

“Evans.”

I flinched, hearing

Seth’s voice behind me.

It’s been minutes since

my talk with Cedric. I

stayed outside, at the

garden, not finding any

motivation to go back

to the party. Right now,

the last thing I needed

was to talk to Seth.

“So I heard you and I

were just about to

have quick trip

upstairs?” He walked to

the spot in front of me.

My eyes snapped to

meet his. “You were

listening?”

He grinned. “I followed

you guys out, found you

talking, heard what you

said.” He shrugged.

Oh, god. What if he

really took me

seriously? I mean, I just

said that because of

Cedric. I didn’t really

mean it.

“So.” He slipped his

hands in his pockets.

“Can I have a guess?”

The question took me

by surprise. “Um,

what?”

“A guess,” he repeated.