"And that's when I left," (Y/N) tells me. She leaned 'er head on me shoulda as she continued ta cry. (Y/N) has been datin' dis guy for a month now. But he's awful ta 'er. He cheats an' treats 'er terribly, she finds out, she comes cryin' ta me, then she goes back wit 'im because 'she loves 'im an' forgives 'im.' She's always stickin' up fa 'im when she shouldn't. She shouldn't even be wit 'im. An da worst part of it all is dat I love (Y/N). I've been in love wit her since we met. An' I hate seein' her upset. I always have ta lie ta 'er ta make 'er feel better instead of tellin' 'er da truth. We keep goin' in circles an' lately it's been unbearable sittin' here an' liein' ta 'er when I just want ta scream.

"He can't keep on doin' dis," I said tryin' ta sugarcoat what I actually mean ta say.

"He's been going through a lot lately, so it's not his fault," she covers up fa 'im.

"Right, right, of course it's not 'is fault," I say finally gettin' da courage ta say somethin'. She pulls away from me and looks up at me.

"What's that supposed to mean?" she asks.

"He's a jerk an' ya need ta move on. Every time ya go back ta 'im ya end up gettin' hurt again. Ya can't keep doin' dis," I say raisin' my voice a bit.

"He's not a jerk. He's a great guy and I love him," she tells me. I stand up an' she does da same.

"Ya know what, ya right. But next time, I'm not gonna be hea ta pick up ya broken pieces. I'm done," I say not really meanin' it. I love her an' I would do anythin' ta make sure she's happy.

"There won't be a next time. We love each other. We will work this out," she says but I just walk away. He doesn't love 'er an' she doesn't love 'im. She's in denial. I walk away witout anotha woid spoken.

....

It's been two days since I've last spoken ta (Y/N). Maybe dey did work it out. Maybe she found someone else. I walked back towards da newsboys lodging house afta I sold me papes. I passed by an alley an' hoid cryin'. I walked in da alley an' saw (Y/N) sittin' down huggin' her knees as tears poured out of 'er eyes. I sat down next ta 'er an' she looked up.

"I thought you were done with me," she says. I exhaled an' looked at 'er.

"I can neva be done wit ya. I'se was just upset. I couldn't take it any longa. I hate seein' ya cry," I told her as she looks down at 'er lap. She wipes 'er eyes an' stops cryin'. "I love ya, (Y/N) an' seein' ya wit 'im gettin' ya heart broken again an' again made me mad an' frustrated," I confessed. She looks up from 'er lap.

"Mush-"

"It's okay if ya don't love me. I just needed ta tell ya," I said. Looking down at me own lap. She grabs me face softly an' turns me head ta look at 'er. She brings 'er face ta me own an' our lips touched. I grab onta 'er waist pullin' her closer ta me. Our lips move in sync until she pulls away.

"I love you, too. I'm sorry it took me so long to realize it," she smiles up at me. Me face lights up and I instantly forgive 'er. I pulled 'er back in fa anotha kiss. I pull 'er closer ta me so she is now sittin' on me lap. 'er arms wrap 'round me neck as she leans 'er head ta da side ta deepen da kiss. I'm ecstatic dat she finally realized dat I can cure 'er broken heart. I can take away 'er hurt. I'm right hea an' I'm not leavin'.