The Heartbroken - S01 E97

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The Heartbroken - S01 E97

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 97

I willed myself to move,

to back away, but I

was paralyzed.

He was getting closer,

closer, closer…

Sniff.

My eyes widened as I

quickly scrambled to

push him off. He sniffed

me. Oh, my god. I was

ready to shout

profanities at him, but

he was laughing,

shoulders shaking.

“Sorry. It was

tempting.” He jumped

to his feet. “Anyway, I

should get going. It’s

getting pretty late.”

“You should be thankful

I’m not already

murdering you right

now, and it’s only

because I’m running out

of places to hide dead

bodies.” I shouldered

my way past him and

was satisfied when he

let out a small oof

when I knocked into

him. “I’ll walk you out.”

He was laughing all the

way to his car. Before

going in, he turned to

me. He wasn’t laughing

anymore, but he was

still smiling.

“You surprise me, Kyla

Evans.” I was about to

snap out a snarky

remark, but before I

could, he was leaning

over me. My breath

hitched as he planted a

soft kiss on my right

cheek. “Thank you,” he

whispered, lips almost,

almost still touching my

cheek, his breath warm

on my skin, “for earlier.”

Everything wasn’t

making much sense at

that moment. Frozen as

he got into the car, I

stood there like an idiot,

mumbling a vague no

problem.

Before driving off,

though, his window slid

open and he handed me

something. Slightly

dazed, I reached for it.

“I could tell you liked

them. Take it as my

thanks.” It was the All

Time Low album. He’d

given it to me. I knew it

was somehow

important to him,

seeing how all his CDs

were in their right

cases, all in good

condition. “Bye, Miss

Psycho-Killer.”

I was left there,

standing shell-shocked,

thinking about the last

sixty seconds, thinking

about the moment he

leaned down to kiss my

cheek. It wasn’t really

much of a kiss—just a

slight brush, a

moment’s touch, gone

in a heartbeat like it

never actually really

happened—but my skin

still felt warm long

after he said goodbye.