Dex POV #2
So I decided not to include the section from the story here. It's when Dex asked Lori who she dated in her old universe at the Everglen sleepover. This is what he was doing while she was basically having a breakdown.
“Well, apparently nobody else wanted to know, but who were you dating in your old universe?” I ask Lori. I won’t be able to stop thinking about this unitl I know. She rests her head in her hands. I think about taking my question back, but before I can, she answers.
“Ok, I’ll tell you. But please don’t get weirded out. I’m really trying to be your friend.” She says.
“Nobody will be weirded out if you say it was them.” I try to reassure her. She looks up.
“Um, it was… you. I, uh… need to use the restroom.” She says. I’m in shock. She looked so upset. I walk out the other door, which leads into a hallway. I pick a random door, and it leads to a bathroom that looks a lot like the changing rooms at Foxfire. Why did I ask that? Does she still like me here? She probably won’t now. Mentally kicking myself, I splash my face with cold water. Just then, omeone knocks on the door.
“Dex I know you’re in there.” It’s Fitz. I open the door. “Why did you come in here?” He asks.
“I just needed a minute.”
“You know you didn’t do anything wrong.”
“I think I really screwed things up with Lori. I should have seen that she didn’t want to talk about that, but I asked anyways.”
“Would you have forgotten it if you had asked something different?”
“Probably not.”
“I don’t see why this is such a big deal.”
“Like I said, I screwed it up. I pushed her past where she wantedd to go, and now I know she might have actually liked me-”
“Wait, do you like Lori?”
“Have you talked to her? She’s just… amazing.”
“You should tell her that then.”
“I can’t. Not after what I just did.”
“You can. Unless you’re too scared.” I know he’s teasing me. Should I tell her?
“Well, I don’t know. Where is she?”
“In the bathroom. Sophie went to go check on her, and I think Biana snuck in too.”
“Ugh, I messed up so bad.” I sit in there a while longer while Fitz explains to the group that I want a moment alone. After a minute Fitz comes back in to say that Lori wants to talk to me. I couldn’t have messed up too bad if she still wants to talk to me. But maybe it’s to tell you that your a loser and she hates this version of you, a small part of my brain protests. Shut up, I tell it. But it did raise an interesting question. Will I have to compete against myself to make her like me? Before I realize it I’m right in front of Lori. Her eyes look a little red. Did I make her cry? I don’t know how I’ll live with myself if I did. “Um, I wanted to say sorry. For pushing the issue like that. I guess I should have realized that you didn’t want me to know.” I start.
“It’s fine. I was just hoping you’d find out… not like that.”
“Um, yeah.” It gets awkwardy quiet for a momment. “Do you like me still?” What made me say that? She looks up in surprise,
“I… uh…”
“Oh, I’m sorry, that seems like a terrible thing to say! Forget I said anything.” I don’t seem to have any control over what comes out of my mouth anymore. Might as well give her the whole truth. But before I can tell her how I feel about her, she answers.
“No… you’re… fine. I just… haven’t really decided yet.”
“Oh.” That wasn’t the response I was hoping for. “Well, con we still be friends?”
“Yeah. Of course.” She says, trying to put on a little smile. I smile back at her and we head back into the room.
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