The Heartbroken - S01 E76

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The Heartbroken - S01 E76

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 76

Here’s your ice cream,”

the ice cream vendor

suddenly spoke behind

us, completely clueless.

There might have even

been a faint smile on his

face that was clearly

meant to say

something like How nice

to be young and in love.

I took one of the cones

from him and glanced at

Seth, who was still

staring at me in shock.

“How do you know

about Sarah?” he asked

me.

I didn’t bother

answering him, turning

away to walk back to

the group. He reached

for my arm, holding me

in place.

“Who told you about

Sarah?”

Jerking my hand away, I

looked over my shoulder

and leveled my gaze

with his. “You’re not the

only one who can know

other people’s secrets.”

I knew I was being a

jerk, that I should

diffuse this bomb

before it went off,

blowing things to

pieces. I almost

stopped to say sorry,

to tell him I didn’t mean

to bring it up that way,

but walking away, my

throat feeling tight,

seemed like the best

idea.

“Is that mint choco chip

ice cream?” Alyssa

asked me when I got

back.

I looked down at my

cone. I swallowed,

trying to get past the

lump in my throat, and

nodded. “Yes. I think

so.”

My mind went back to

that moment when he

smiled that stupid smile

of his, telling me I’ll love

it, like he knew my

feelings better than I

did. When I took a

taste, I almost wanted

to kill him because, as

always, he was right.

And I hated him for it.

—

“Okay. Spill.” Alyssa and

Lily both gave me

condescending looks as

they crossed their arms

over their chests after

being dragged to the

female comfort room

one ride later.

“What?” I said.

“Did you and Seth have

a fight? Wait, duh, of

course you did. What I

mean is, what did you

fight about?” Alyssa

plowed on bluntly. “You

two have been avoiding

each other for the past

thirty minutes.”

It was true. We’d been

circling each other like

boxers in the ring, not

even our usual fights

where we throw glares

at each other and argue

directly about it. I

almost wished I hadn’t

done anything because

it ruined the mood and,

well, probably other

things as well.

“It’s nothing. It’ll pass,”

I told them, trying to

sidestep to get to the

door.

They blocked me,

letting me know they

weren’t letting me get

away that easily. I

considered keeping my

mouth shut until they

give up and leave me

alone, but seeing their

faces, I knew it wasn’t

going to work.

I sighed. “Seth’s a

moron.”

They rolled their eyes

almost simultaneously.

“Um, duh, tell us

something we don’t

know,” Lily said, making

me laugh for a second

there.

“Guys, really. It’s stupid.

It’ll pass.”

A look passed between

them and they suddenly

both softened. Alyssa’s

shoulders relaxed as

she released a sigh.

“Okay. I understand if

it’s something private.

Sorry if we’re

overreacting, it’s just

that, well, I’d never

really seen Seth this

happy before and it

would be—oh my god ,

you are not breaking up,

are you?”

Well, that escalated

quickly.

“Um, I don’t think so,” I

managed to say. Not

that we were really

going out in the first

place.

“Then what’s the point

of staying mad at each

other?” Lily said. “That

guy is an idiot and is

mostly a pain in the

ass, but he’s really not

that bad. If it really is

nothing, you should talk

to each other. Try to

work it out.”

I told them I would, but

we all knew I wasn’t all

that convincing, but

they dropped it.

It wasn’t that I didn’t

get what they were

trying to say—I get it. I

knew staying mad at

each other was not an

option. I knew that, but

that didn’t mean I was

willing to face him now,

not after what we both

said, the two of us

knowing exactly which

words would cut deep.

When we got back to

the group, with me still

refusing to look at Seth

in the eye, there was a

weird moment where I

swear they’d all just

telepathically talked to

each other and I did not

have a good feeling

about it.

Sure enough, fifteen

minutes later, my

intuition proved to be

somewhat accurate,

because here I was,

stuck in a Ferris wheel

with nobody else but

Seth after they

practically threw us in.

Me. Seth. Stuck in a ride

with no possible escape

(unless I jumped off,

which for a second I

actually considered).

What could possibly go

wrong?