The Heartbroken - S01 E78

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The Heartbroken - S01 E78

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 78

“I’m sorry,” I said. “For

earlier.” But it was

meant for more than

just that stupid fight.

“I’m sorry too,” he said.

I had a feeling he was

referring to more than

just the fight as well.

That was when it hit

me, looking at him and

the distant look in his

eyes, looking like he

was reliving a moment

or a whole other part of

his life entirely.

I realized, then, as we

reached the peak of the

roller coaster,

something I should

have seen way, way

before.

Seth Everett had gotten

his heart broken by this

girl named Sarah before.

And he was still in love

with her.

“You know, everyone

really likes you,” he said

after a beat. There was

something in his voice

that told me he wanted

the topic to change. I

couldn’t really blame

him, but I was dying to

ask more and more

about Sarah.

Does she go to the

same school as us? Do I

know her? Was she the

one who broke up with

Seth? I pushed the

questions out of my

mind, knowing it wasn’t

my place to ask them

at all. The expression on

Seth’s face as he said

those words—“it’s her,

it’s her, it’s her and it

will only ever be her”—

was something I’d

never seen before, not

even when we talked

about his sister.

And for some

unexplainable reason,

seeing him look as

vulnerable and broken

as that made me angry

at Sarah, feeling

surprisingly protective

of Seth.

“They only like me

because I’m your

‘girlfriend,’” I finally

said, realizing I had no

choice but to let the

topic drop.

“No. They really like

you,” Seth said with a

trace of laughter in his

voice. “Did you know

Alyssa and Lily pulled

me aside earlier and

threatened to castrate

me if I ever, ever

screwed things up with

you?”

“That sounds like them,

all right,” I said, laughing

as well.

As the mood shifted,

Seth scooted closer to

me. “I should have seen

this was coming. They

always meddle when it

comes to this stuff.

Throwing us alone

together seems exactly

like the kind of thing

they’d do.”

“They’re”—I

swallowed past the

lump in my throat

—“they’re really good

friends.”

“You think so too?”

Seth smiled. “Yeah, they

can be annoying at

times, but they’re

pretty awesome.” He

then proceeded to tell a

stories about them,

telling me some of their

inside jokes and the

times Lily got really

drunk and told Dan she

likes him (which was

how they ended up as a

couple) and that time

when they made fun of

Justin and called him

‘Biebster’ for a while.

I hadn’t realized how

comfortable I’d grown

around him if I hadn’t

noticed that we were

now sitting side by side.

Our shoulders were

pressed together, the

fabric of his jacket

against my bare skin,

as he animatedly told

me a disturbingly

detailed story of

Warren throwing up the

one time he decided to

drink alcohol, which was

how he ended up

vowing never to drink

again and become the

designated driver. I

realized I wasn’t

exactly scooting away

from him.

In fact, from way up

here, with the chilly

night air biting against

my skin, I was sort of

thankful for the

warmth from Seth.

“They’re really a happy

bunch,” I said. “I’m

sorry if I suddenly

intruded in your group or

anything.”

“What the hell are you

talking about?” he said,

nudging me with his

elbow. “I already told

you they adore you.”