MASON
I should have stopped her or I should have said something other than the words that left my mouth but I didn’t. Instead, I watched her walk away with her clenched fists.
The moment she took a turn and disappeared from my sight, the pain in my chest became worse. It wasn’t supposed to feel like this. It wasn’t supposed to matter since I didn’t have feelings for her but as much as I wanted to tell myself that this was for the best and that I had no right to care, I knew it was a lie.
I cared more than I should and more than I had any right to.
I clenched my fists and turned away, and I tried to shake off the frustration that was itching my skin. I forced myself to move in the opposite direction and to push away every thought of her but it felt impossible.
The look in her eyes hau
