"Alex!" I called after him as he walked away, feeling warmth on my lips from the kiss as the rain continued to pelt my skin. He turned around reluctantly and I ran towards him, wrapping my arms around him in a tight hug when I was close enough. When I pulled away and looked at him, surprise was coating his face.
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A small smile appeared on his lips and before I knew it, it disappeared; almost as if it wasn't there to begin with.777Please respect copyright.PENANAZVrnR9pBjh
"I heard you before Victoria," he sighed deeply and placed his hands on my shoulders, "you have no idea how happy I am to hear those words from you. I just," he shook his head before continuing, "I'm sorry Victoria but we can't be together." 777Please respect copyright.PENANAHo0OZBnJYX
Immediately, my eyes began to sting as tears pooled around them. I shook my head repeatedly, not wanting to believe what he was saying.777Please respect copyright.PENANArazwS2eZqA
"How can you say that?" I spoke what was on my mind, taken aback. He sighed again before removing his hands.777Please respect copyright.PENANAiLp31PUL7w
"We just weren't meant to be, I guess. Everyone was better off when we were apart, even you."777Please respect copyright.PENANAl28665TXnu
How could he say that?
"Are you saying you were better off without me? Because if you don't remember, you almost ended your life Alex!" I could feel anger starting to build up.
"You don't need to remind me of that; I know what I did. But I'm sorry Victoria, I can't do this right now." He turned around and started to walk away again.
"There you go again. What exactly can't you do?!" I yelled after him, hoping that he would turn around so that I could get an answer. But he ignored my question and continued walking.
"You just told me that you're not giving up on me," I croaked, feeling the tears beginning to spill.
He turned around, his face dark.
"I'm not giving up on you Victoria. I love you and I always will but I think it's best if we end our relationship permanently." He didn't wait for me to respond before turning around again and continuing to walk away again. But I wasn't finished with this conversation.
"You can't do that Alex!" I yelled after him, causing him to turn to face me for the third time.
"Yes I can. Besides it's obvious that your heart already belongs to someone else." As he said that, his mouth dropped in a small frown.
"I said I love you. And I meant it."
"I'm sure you did, but love comes in different forms you know. And I know that the love you were talking about is not the kind that would keep our relationship going."
He turned around one more time, this time continuing to walk away as I stood there looking after his retreating frame. Tears continued to spill from my eyes, mixing with the rain which fell upon my face.
As I continued to look at him, I felt my phone consecutively vibrating in my pocket, causing me to break out of my sadness momentarily to answer it.
"Hello?" My voice sounded frail, reflecting my vulnerability.
"You need to get home now."
I couldn't tell who it was but from the sound of it, it was a woman and she sounded alarmed.
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I returned to my parent's house to find everyone grief stricken. I looked around and saw that Mike was missing. My mom who had been sitting beside my dad got up from her seat.
"Did you see Alex?" she asked.
"Yeah, he followed me," I replied, nodding my head.
"What about Mike?" Marian asked me immediately, getting up too and walking towards me. If it were to be any day, I would have been very sceptical about her question, knowing what she had intended to do. But looking at her face wrinkled in worry, I couldn't help but sympathise with her.
"I didn't see him, why?"
Immediately, tears began to stream on her face, taking me aback. She had never struck me as the type to cry.
"W-what's wrong?" I asked, afraid of the answer I would get.
Jeff stood up and looked at me worriedly.
"After you and Alex left, he suddenly burst out into an angry ramble at Marian. And when he finished, he walked out and slammed the door. When we walked out after him, he was gone with his car."
My eyes widened as I took a step back, feeling fear nip at my skin. I knew that driving when you were angry was very dangerous. And in this situation, things were much worse.
I didn't know why I did it really. All I knew was that I ran out of the house, making sure I picked up the keys to my car, and drove off to his home.
I arrived there to find that he wasn't there. After ten minutes of banging on the door and reassuring him that things would be alright, I figured that it was best if I left since I didn't get an answer.
I walked towards my car and sat down, putting my head in my hands. What have I done? I thought to myself. Drops of tears fell from my eyes as I thought of the worst thing that could happen to him; his death. I let my head fall onto the horn on the steering wheel, and when it made a sound, my head shot up; an idea of where he could be popping up.
I quickly started the car and pulled away, hoping that he would be there. I knew that I'd feel torn if I didn't find him there because I would know that the last thing that I want to have happen to him would have come true.
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As soon as I got there, I jumped out of my car and ran to the cliff, the place where we had shared our first kiss. It felt like it had been a long time since it had happened.
I got to the cliff to find him standing there, looking out as the rain continued to pour. I took a few steps towards him until I was close enough for him to hear me.
"You're not going to jump right?" I asked him, taking a few silent steps closer. He laughed lightly and shook his head.
"No. I saw the way you were when Alex almost ended his life, I could never do that to you." His voice was dark and firm as he stared over the cliff.
A strong breeze blew as I stood beside him, causing me to adjust my sweater which was clinging to me. I looked over at him and saw him looking at me, sadness clouding his face.
"You know, things were much better the last time we were here together," he said in a reminiscent tone. When I didn't say anything, he sighed.
He took a few steps forward, reaching his hand to cup my face. He shook his head as a sad smile took over his lips.
"I love you Victoria," he said, looking into my eyes.
"I know." He sighed heavily at my answer and removed his hand from my face.
"I know that you know Victoria. What I don't know is how you feel about me. Every time I showed you or told you how I felt, you always told me about how you felt about Alex. I'm not Alex, Victoria. You need to tell me how you feel. About me."
"Mike..." I trailed off, not knowing what to say.
He walked away from me and stood very close to the edge of the cliff, causing my heart to beat rapidly from fear.
"I can't do this anymore Victoria," he yelled over the loud wind.
"What can't you do?" I yelled back, remembering asking Alex the same question.
"Life." I almost didn't hear his answer. But when I did, a picture of him falling from the cliff came into mind; maybe he had changed his mind about jumping after all.
"Of course you can Mike." I didn't know what to do in this situation. But I knew one thing for sure: I couldn't let him jump to his death. Not only because I didn't want to lose him, but because his family didn't deserve to lose him.
"No I can't. The only woman I've ever loved doesn't love me. My brother who's also my best friend won't talk to me. And my parents are acting as if nothing is going on. I meant it Victoria, I can't do this anymore."
He took a few steps forward, his feet slightly hanging off the edge. I took a few steps closer but quickly stopped when I saw that he had moved one of his legs so that it was not on the ground anymore.
With my eyes tightly shut, I called out to him.
"Mike wait!"
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