The Heartbroken - S01 E111

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The Heartbroken - S01 E111

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 111

“I do not!” I could feel

my cheeks flush as the

others laughed from

the backseat. I couldn’t

believe he turned the

spotlight on me. “You

are totally making that

up.”

He just kept smiling.

It didn’t take that long

for us to get to my

house. It had been a

while since Hail had

come over. Alyssa and

Lily, however, were so

excited that they got

out of the car and

nearly tore Hail to two

as they unintentionally

played tug of war,

pulling her to get out as

well. After that was

resolved, Seth and I

were left in the car

together.

I opened the car door

and was about to go,

but I felt like I had to

say, “Was that okay?

For me to invite Hail to

the table like that.”

He gave me a look.

“What’re you talking

about?”

“Well, it’s just that—”

“Look. Did it seem like

the others minded?”

“I…” I thought about it

and continued, “I don’t

think so.”

“And did it make you

happy?”

I nodded.

“Then why wouldn’t it

be okay? It’s fine with

them, Kyla. And it

makes you happy.” He

shrugged. “And that’s

what matters.”

He always knew what

to say. I didn’t bother

with a reply when I

stepped out of the car,

feeling slightly

breathless. Why did he

always know what to

say?

My mom wasn’t home

yet so we had the

house to ourselves.

Alyssa and Lily

immediately assaulted

the picture frames

around the house,

gushing about this and

that. I excused myself

to get them something

to eat and drink before

we go up to my room.

Hail offered to help me.

We headed to the

kitchen in mostly

awkward silence, like

we were still testing

the waters.

Finally, she said,

“They’re really nice.”

“You mean crazy,

right?”

She laughed. “Yeah.

That, too.”

She knew this house as

much as I did and the

sight of her, rummaging

through the cupboards

with this sense of

familiarity made me

question why I ever let

things go wrong

between us. I cleared

my throat. “You should

eat with us from now

on.”

Quietly, she asked, “Is

that okay?”

I thought back to the

conversation I had with

Seth in the car, his

words involuntarily

making me smile. “Yes.

Yes, it is.”

“So, this thing with

Seth,” she began,

awkwardly trailing off,

like she was unsure if

she was allowed to ask

or not.

I looked down. “We

have a lot to talk

about.”

“I know.” She sighed

and I knew exactly how

she felt.

After preparing the

snacks, we headed

back to the living room

and headed up to my

room. Aside from Hail

and Cedric, I had never

brought anyone else up

my room. Oh, and Seth.

It seemed so lively to

have them here all at

the same time, gushing

yet again at the

pictures I had on

display. I saw Alyssa

holding my picture with

Cedric, the prom one,

and I held my breath,

wondering if she would

ask me about it; ask

me why I still had it on

display, but she just set

it back down.

“Go take a quick

shower. Be quick.” Lily

snapped her fingers and

before she could shove

me to the bathroom, I

quickly left them and

grabbed my towel.

Alyssa quickly began

working on my hair the

moment I got out of

the bathroom, making

me sit in front of my

vanity mirror as she

blew my hair out with

the dryer, while Lily and

Hail were busy

rummaging through my

closet, looking for the

“perfect dress.” The All

Time Low album Seth

gave me was blasting in

my room as they

worked on me.