That's when I first met him.
It wasn't love at first sight, rather hate at first sight.
But you know what they say, there's a thin line between love & hate.
I should've listened to my friends, they told me he was bad news from the start.
What started as enemies, turned into a perfect relationship. It went fine for a couple of months, but as time passed by, things went down hill.
We hadn't seen each other in 2 months, which was rare because we were together almost every week. He never responded to my texts and when he did it was really curt. When I went to his house, he was never home, he was always "busy".
Another month went by and I gave up, it emotionally drowned me and I just couldn't take it anymore. I know, it sounds really exaggerated, but believe me, it really was exhausting. I finally mustered up the courage to talk to him about this "thing" we were in, because it sure as hell didn't feel as an relationship anymore.
Long story short, he told me that this whole relationship was based on a bet, everytime he was busy he was with some blonde bimbo getting it on and I was just a game for him.
Me, being the coldhearted bitch I am, told him that I didn't give a fuck and I never really cared about him either. For a moment, I thought I saw a small glimpse of hurt in his eyes. But it must have been my imagination because when I took a second look, it was just a pair of dull emotionless hazel eyes looking at me like I was a bag full of shit. I flipped him the bird and walked back to my house with a pride, bigger than Kim Kardashian's ass, evident in my steps.
But it was all an act. An act I knew, only he could look through.
When I closed the front door of my house, I cried. A lot. Hell, I put the Niagara Falls to shame. We were young, but I loved this boy and deep down I knew, that I always would.
We stopped talking, we never hung out again. It was hurting me everytime I saw him, but after a while I never saw him again.
Three years later I saw his mom at the supermarket. From what I remembered, she always looked bubbly and happy, but right then , she looked like she'd been through hell and back. It surprised me that she still knew who I was. She gave me an envelope with my name on it and told me to read it at the clearing in the woods where He and I used to come every day. We said our goodbyes and I was on my way to the woods.
When I finally parked my car, I opened the envelope and started reading.
6th of May, 2014
Babydoll,
I don't know when you're reading this. Five months, two years, ten years? Maybe you never even got my letter, but let's hope for the best right now.
Remember that afternoon when I kind of crushed your heart in little pieces? Yeah? Forget everything I ever said that day. I didn't mean it. It fucking hurted me saying it and I can't even imagine the pain and hatred you felt at that moment.
So let me explain this to you, I died.
Shocker huh? Don't cry right now, save them for someone who is worth your tears.
All the times I told you I was busy, I didn't cheat on you, I would never do that. I was at the underground plotting my revenge on a specific gang in town.
Yup, surprise, there are gangs in our town, they're everywhere.
My father owned them some money but he couldn't afford it. So they killed him. I was going insane when I saw his lifeless body thrown in our garden with a note attached to his tongue with "Pay time is up, what a shame, don't even think about telling the police. If we go down, we drag you two with us" written on it.
So after that, I met up with my father's old friends and plotted my revenge.
And after a few weeks , we finally did it. We killed the leader of that stupid ass gang.
It wasn't save for me anymore and I knew that if they found out about us, they would easily use you to hurt me. I don't even want to think about all the cruel things they could have done to you. So I needed to break things off with you. I needed to hurt you so badly that you would stay away from me, forever.
So I did it. I broke your heart. I can still see the hatred that filled your eyes when you looked at me when I close my eyes.
And it fucking hurts.
I am writing this from some dingy motel room and I know these are my last hours on earth. I know they are coming for me, and I know they will be here by 8 pm with a gun pointed to my head. Word travels fast around here.
Please forgive me for everything I ever did wrong to you.
I love you.
Yours forever,
- Seth
And after three years, I started crying again.