The Heartbroken - S01 E15

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The Heartbroken - S01 E15

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Nosy idiots.

“Um… say something?”

he offered.

Say something,

Kyla.This should be no

sweat at all, acting this

way. This should be

easy.

Finally, I gave him a

sickly sweet smile.

“That’s really sweet

and flattering, err…

what is your name

again?”

His expression was

perfectly appalled. He

was a better actor than

I had expected. With his

mouth hanging open like

that, one could seriously

not tell that this was all

an act. “It’s Seth,” he

said. “Seth Everett?”

“Oh, right. Silly me.” I

giggled. “Like I’ve said,

this is really… sweet,

Seth…”

“B-but…?”

“I don’t go on dates,” I

said. “I’m just not that

kind of person.”

“Are you kidding?” Oh,

god. His expression was

seriously perfect. You

honestly couldn’t tell

that he was acting.

“You don’t go on dates?

Even if it’s, umm, hello?

It’s Seth Everett asking

you,” he said.

I shrugged. “I’m really

sorry, Seth.”

The whole cafeteria

was silent, waiting for

Seth’s reaction. He was

never rejected before.

And now, here he was.

Finally, Seth said, “Okay.

Um, let me know if you

change your mind.”

“Sure, Seth,” I said.

With one final nod, he

walked away.

It took five minutes

before the cafeteria

went back to its usual

bustling and chattering,

and even then, the

conversations were

nostly about us.

Outside the cafeteria

where no one could see

us, it took Seth and me

fifteen minutes to stop

laughing.

“Did you see their

faces?” he asked me.

“Seriously.”

I nodded, laughing.

“Yeah. They were, like,

really, really surprised.”

“Well, it’s not every day

that I get rejected,” he

said, shrugging

afterwards. “Oh, well, I

should go back in. I

haven’t eaten yet.”

“Wait, Everett.”

“Uh-huh?”

I licked my lips, not sure

if I should ask him or

not. He stared at me

with a curious

expression. Finally, I

said, “No one can act

that good unless you’re

living a life like mine—

unless you’re living an

act.”

His jaw hardened. I

immediately regretted

saying anything at all.

Now everything was

just awkward and I

wanted to back to both

of us laughing just a

while ago.

“You know what? Never

mind. Forget I ever said

anything.” I backed off

a little.

Seth grabbed me by my

forearm, stopping me.

“Yeah, well, you’ll be

surprised to see just

how many people are

living an act,” he said.

“Not everyone could see

through the masks,

Evans.”

“So where’s the real

Seth, then?” I asked

him. “I mean, you’re

asking me to show the

real me, and now, here

you are with a stupid

mask as well.”

He let go of my hand

and shrugged. “You just

have to find him.”

Before I could say

anything else, he was

already walking back to

the cafeteria. It

surprised me to think

that there was more to

Seth Everett than just

his looks and reputation.

It made me wonder

why Cedric hated him.