Sohalia
She'd forgotten that Jude and Koa had talked, but that hardly seemed to matter now. She shrugged noncommittally, then wrapped her arms around her middle. It wasn't even the breakup, really, that had made her upset - and that, in and of itself, told her that it was what had been needed, however hard it had been. It was the loneliness, the missing her best friend, the sleeping alone - that was what had made it so difficult to push through.
And while part of her hoped that Koa would whisk her off her feet and pronounce his undying love for her, she also knew that she didn't deserve it, because time and again she had chosen Jude. Why would he trust her now, when he was her only option? She would never want him to feel like a back up plan, like a safety net, just because she'd made a wrong decision.
And had it been wrong? It was hard to say, with all the drama and the pain attached to her selfish decisions that had led them all here, all tangled up in one another until it was too difficult to see where one story stopped and another began.
Can I give you a hug?
A shy smile from beneath her lashes, her heart skipping a beat at the offer. She should decline. She should run, fast and far, to somewhere she couldn't hurt him again. But she wasn't strong enough for that.
"I'd like that."
And while part of her hoped that Koa would whisk her off her feet and pronounce his undying love for her, she also knew that she didn't deserve it, because time and again she had chosen Jude. Why would he trust her now, when he was her only option? She would never want him to feel like a back up plan, like a safety net, just because she'd made a wrong decision.
And had it been wrong? It was hard to say, with all the drama and the pain attached to her selfish decisions that had led them all here, all tangled up in one another until it was too difficult to see where one story stopped and another began.
Can I give you a hug?
A shy smile from beneath her lashes, her heart skipping a beat at the offer. She should decline. She should run, fast and far, to somewhere she couldn't hurt him again. But she wasn't strong enough for that.
"I'd like that."
