Chapter 20
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I wake up and see the bright sun shining through the windows. I look at the clock and see that it is 7:30 in the morning. Why did I get up so early?
I head downstairs, and I see Leo asleep on the couch. Oh yeah, I forgot he crashed here last night.
I go into the kitchen to grab a bowl of cereal. I see 2 new messages on my phone. They are both from Logan. I open them as I reach for my bowl.
Goodnight, beautiful.
I missed you tonight.
My eyes widened, and I drop my bowl which shatters when it hits the ground. I suddenly remember everything that happened last night.
"Shoot," I whisper when I hear quick footsteps running in. Leo pops his head around the corner, "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to wake you," I say embarrassed. I look down to see glass all around my feet.
"It's fine, Mia. s**t, don't move. I'm gonna go grab my shoes." He comes back seconds later with his shoes on. I look back down at my feet again and start seeing blood. Whoops.
Leo comes over to me, picks me up, and puts me on the counter by the sink. "Okay. I need to clean you up."
Ryan tumbles in looking half asleep, "what the hell?"
"She dropped a bowl," Leo said as he was cleaning up my feet. I smile sheepishly.
"Classic Mia," Ryan says as he begins cleaning the glass off the floor.
"Okay, you are all cleaned up. These cuts are not deep at all, so you'll be fine." Leo says as he smiles.
"Thanks, Dr. Leo." I say as I jump off the counter.
"No problem."
~*~*~
We all sat at the table eating breakfast when I brought up the elephant in the room.
"So Ryan, did you hear about last night?" I ask quietly.
"Yeah."
"I'm so sorry Ryan. I should've listened to you. You are always right. I'm such an i***t," I say, as I feel tears well up in my eyes.
"No, Mia. You are not an i***t. You are a teenager with hormones. You are perfectly fine." Ryan says as he hugs me.
I sigh, "I'm gonna call Logan over. I'm tired of this, I'm ending it all today." I say with a sniffle. I quickly stand up, and march over to grab my phone.
"Uh, do you want me to leave?" Leo asks awkwardly.
"Nope, you can do whatever you want," I say as I ran up the stairs.
~*~*~
I was in my room by the time Logan came. My hands were clammy, and my heart was racing. I couldn't back out. I had to do this.
"Hey, Logan," I greeted as if nothing was wrong.
"Hi beautiful, you feeling better?"
"Yes, 100%."
"Good, so now I could kiss you on the lips." He kissed me hard, which I returned. I didn't feel the spark I usually got. I pulled away.
Here we go. "So, how was the party?" I ask.
"Ehh, good. Nothing happened."
"Didn't kiss any other girls, did you?" I say laughing like it was a joke. It wasn't a joke.
"Uhm, what? No," Logan said quickly, not making eye contact.
"Cut the crap, Logan. I went to the party to surprise you, but instead you surprised me. I saw you make out with Sarah."
"It must have been another guy."
"What the f**k, Logan? I know it was you. I heard your voice. I heard what you said to Leo. How long have you been cheating, Logan?" I said as tears began to fall.
"f**k!" He yelled as he punched my bed.
"How long?" I asked quietly.
"It's only been a week."
"Only a week? Only? Wow, Logan. I thought you were better than this."
"I'm sorry, Mia." he said looking down.
"Save it. Why'd you cheat?" I ask sniffing.
"I don't know. I was tired and drained. You were sick. I guess I was bored?" He answered more as a question.
"Why didn't you just break up with me if you were 'bored'?"
"I don't want to loose you. You're special to me." He said looking into my eyes.
"Bullshit." I glared.
"You are!" Logan yelled.
"Then why'd you f*****g cheat on me?" I scream, tears beginning to fall.
"I don't know."
"That won't cut it. We are through, Logan."
"No, please! I love you!" He shouted as he started to cry.
"Really?" I asked, getting flutters in my heart.
"Yeah," he said smiling.
I have to stay strong. He's just saying this to keep me. "I think you are lying," I say just above a whisper.
"Do you love me?" He asked, I dropped my head, so I didn't have to look at him. He forcefully takes my chin, and lifts it, forcing eye contact. "Do you love me, Mia?"
I closed my eyes, and I took a breath. "No! I don't! I'm breaking up with you and I'm not gonna take you back!" I screamed. I opened my eyes, and I looked at him. He was mad. He was almost shaking. His eyes were bloodshot and a scary shade of blue. He was breathing heavy. I saw his hand go up, and at full speed it hit my face. It created a loud slap, and it made me scream. The stinging sensation followed instantly, causing me to cry. Leo and Ryan both barge into my room.
Leo ran to me, as Ryan tackled Logan. Ryan landed a hard punch to Logan's face, before realizing he wasn't fighting back. Ryan got off him, and Logan got up. He let out a long stream of curse words before saying, "I'm sorry, Mia. So damn sorry." He left my room with his head down looking like a lost puppy.
I tried to run after him, but Leo pulled me back. Logan made my heart break even more after seeing him like this, especially because I was the one who caused him this pain. We heard his engine rev, before speeding down the road.
"Mia, are you okay?" Leo asked, looking at my cheek.
"Uhm, yeah. I just had a little face slap, that's all." I said, trying to make sense of this situation.
"Mia, that's not okay. Nobody should ever hit you, especially your boyfriend." Ryan says angrily.
"Ryan, just leave him be. He was just caught up in the moment." I replied. Logan isn't a bad guy. He just isn't meant for relationships.
"No, Mia. You don't understand," Ryan starts, but I stop him.
"Please. Don't you think this was hard enough for me? I hate making people feel bad, and I just broke this guy's heart and my own. I have felt so loved these past 2 months, more love than anyone has shown me before," I say as I start crying.
"Mia, you know I love you," Ryan says as he hugs me tightly, "He didn't."
"Logan told me he loved me today." I whisper.
"He'll get over it, don't worry." Ryan replied.
"Yeah, but nobody will ever love me the same."
"Yeah. Nobody should." Leo chimed in. I was taken aback. He wasn't supposed to agree with me.
"What?" I ask.
"He didn't love you, or he wouldn't have cheated. You don't want anyone to love you the same. You want someone who will love you so much more," Leo said as he sent me a small smile.
"But, still. Nobody has the patience to put up with me. I'm shy. There never is a second date. I take a little while to open up, people don't know that, or have the time to wait," I mumble.
"I doubt it," Leo said as he rested on my bed. "There is always one."
"Yeah, Mia. Don't worry, you are only 17." Ryan said.
"Thanks. I don't mean to be rude, but can I have some alone time?" I say with a smile, and cause them both to leave my room.
I get out my phone and I text Haley.
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