The Heartbroken - S01 E122

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The Heartbroken - S01 E122

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 122

“The drive home was

pretty much uneventful.

Seth dropped me off

and Isabelle thanked

me for meeting her,” I

told Hail the next day.

We agreed to meet at

Coffee Overdose, our

favorite cafe, before

heading to the hospital

so I can visit Hail’s

mother. Originally, Seth

would have taken me

out on a date today,

but I told him I had

other plans.

Hail and I used to hang

out here a lot Before.

The truth was that at

first, we only came

here frequently because

the mysterious barista,

Chris, was really hot.

We didn’t realize we’d

ended up liking the cafe

itself until much, much

later.

It had been a while

since we last hung out

here, so when we

walked in earlier, we

were thrilled to know

that Chris noticed our

apparent absence.

“I was wondering

where you’d both

disappeared to,” he had

told us as he fixed our

orders without even

asking us what they

were.

I had just finished

telling Hail about the

night before and

everything that

happened during the

dinner.

“You know what’s

funny? You used to

hate Seth,” Hail said.

“You used to say he

was disgusting for

being the player he was

and everything.”

I looked down at my

cheesecake. “I was

wrong.” In the first

place, the only reason I

had anything against

him was because of

Cedric.

She nodded, a slight

smile on her face. “Yeah.

I guess you were.”

There was a pause

before she said, “You

know, I’d always

thought you and Cedric

were, I don’t know, the

real thing?”

She wasn’t the only

one. I opened my mouth

to say something in

reply but she was

already speaking again.

“Don’t get me wrong.”

She looked slightly

panicked, like I might

react violently. “I mean,

looking at you and Seth,

it’s just… you look good

together. And I mean

that on a deeper level,

like your whole

character fits with his.

Like you’re meant to be.

It’s… it’s pretty

amazing.”

I took a deep breath

and looked her in the

eye. I’d been thinking a

lot about telling her the

truth between me and

Seth. Last night, I

decided to tell her, but

now that the

opportunity presented

itself, I couldn’t make

myself tell her.

“What?” she said. “You

have that look on your

face.”

I blinked. “What look?”

“The one you usually

have on your face when

you’re trying to decide if

you should tell me

something or not.”

I didn’t even know I

could have a look like

that. The thought

almost made me smile,

realizing just how much

Hail knew me. Thinking

about it, I guess I know

her just as much.

Despite the fact that I

knew she could easily

tell whether I was lying

or not, I couldn’t bring

myself to tell her the

truth.

“I don’t have anything

to say,” I said.

She narrowed her eyes

at me. “I’m not buying

it.”

Even I couldn’t figure

out why I was so

scared of telling her. I

knew she would never

tell anyone, especially

Cedric. Hail had always

been better at keeping

secrets than I was. If I

was an undercover

secret spy working for

some badass

federation, I don’t think

I would even hesitate

telling her about it. I

knew I could trust her

completely.

It wasn’t that I was

afraid of her ratting me

out, but there was

something about letting

her know that none of

it was real that made

me feel uneasy. In fact,

it felt more like

something closer to

sadness. I didn’t want

her to think that I

wasn’t really happy.

And honestly, I really

was happy.

“I know it’s not the

same.” Hail’s voice broke

at the last word, like

she was choking the

words out. “I guess it’s

not that easy to tell me

about stuff now. Sorry.”