"I never wanted this," I blurted.
"I know. Me and Kieran kinda pushed you-"
"No!" I shouted, tightening my hold on Otti. "No, I... I didn't... Otti, I always wanted you. Always. From the first day that I met you at recess. We were kids and I knew you were the one for me. I just... I never wanted to hurt you. I never wanted to be the reason that your heart broke."
"It's alright, Pierce," she replied. "I get it. I guess... we just... weren't meant to be."
Otti's bottom lip trembled as she said those last few words, her smile falling for a moment.
I think I'm going to be sick. I can't stand this. This is so much worse than what I imagined, and that was pretty bad. I knew Otti was heartbroken because of me, but I had been ignoring her. I hadn't seen it for myself before now.
And it's fu.
