The Heartbroken - S01 E16

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The Heartbroken - S01 E16

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I used to believe in fairy

tales.

Magic, for me, was

something constant in

this world, propelled by

different moments

strung together. Like

two people meeting

each other, exchanging

conversations and

making different

situations into

memories, until they fall

in love. This used to be

something I believed in.

I wouldn’t say that this

sort of magic is

nonexistent. I know

that people meet and

fall in love. As a matter

of fact, I still believe in

this. I still believe that

people end up together.

What really changed

was the fact that this

time, I don’t simply

think that it will end

there. Now, I know that

people are bound to fall

out of love as well.

If you asked me

months ago, I would

have believed that the

seven year-old girl who

tripped as she walked

down the aisle while

trying to scatter the

flower petals would end

up falling in love with

her partner. When her

partner reached out to

help her out, I had no

doubt that he will be a

part of that girl’s life

forever.

Now, though, I’ve seen

that the boy isn’t

meant to stick around;

that he will walk away

some time in the future

and break an unspoken

promise between them.

Now, I know that Cedric

isn’t meant to stick

around.

—

“Sorry, Seth. But… I’m

not really up for, err…

bungee jumping,” I said,

uncertainty laced with

my voice.

Seth had, once again,

asked me out during

lunch. He even climbed

atop a table and

shouted out to make

things more public.

Seriously. He grabbed

every chance to take

everything to the next

level. The people from

all over the cafeteria

spoke in murmurs as

they watched him

standing above

everyone else, looking

directly at me as I, once

again, rejected him.

“Err, we could… try a

picnic. Or something,” he

said. “If you’re not, you

know, up to extreme

stuff.”

Now trust me, I didn’t

really mean for things

to end this way, and it

was one of those they-

happen-too-fast-you-

can’t-even-react

moments, as someone

from the crowd yelled.

“What the hell are you

doing, Everett?”

Everyone turned to look

at the intruder. I stood

there frozen as I stared

at Cedric.

Seth smiled innocently

at him. “Aw, you know.

Just me trying to win

Kyla over.”

Cedric laughed this rude,

half-laugh that was

clearly meant to mock

Seth. I hardened my

jaw and looked over at

Seth, expecting to see

his features darken as

Cedric laughed. I was

surprised to find him

looking relaxed as ever,

clearly unaffected by

the turn of events. In

fact, I could easily say

that he was amused.

“Don’t expect much,

Everett,” Cedric said,

looking at me, his gaze

softening. He was still

looking at me when he

continued, although the

words were meant for

Seth. “You don’t stand a

chance. You don’t

deserve Kyla.”

Seth raised an eyebrow,

one corner of his mouth

tilting up. “I don’t, do I?

And I guess you think

you deserve her?”

“Don’t start,” Cedric

warned. “I’m just

saying. Kyla will never

agree to—”

“Kyla,” I cut him off

sharply, “is standing

right here. And as far as

I know, you don’t make

my decisions for me.” I

glared at Cedric and

gave Seth my best

smile. “As a matter of

fact, I was about to

agree with Seth! Who

doesn’t love picnics?”

Cedric flushed, his head

snapping in Seth’s

direction before looking

at me again to say,

“Kyla. Don’t—”

“What?” I challenged.