XIX

~Aoife~

How innocent those glossy brown eyes looked when they were calm, but how did I forget how much pain they have gifted me in the last few days? I was angry at him for ruining everything I loved, but the way he blamed me for sleeping with others and making assumptions about Caleb hurt me. And it broke me more when he knew he was hurting me, but he didn’t stop himself.

Why did he want to hurt me? Why did he act like I was responsible for answering him for everything in my life?

His words worked like a knife that cut my heart, but I could feel the pain in his eyes. There is a lot more going on in our minds. I was unsure about him, but his constant apologies and continuous action didn’t justify his answers.

All I knew was everything he offered me shattered me, and when he dragged my mom’s name, I slapped him.

Yes, I slapped him to make him stop whining things about me. I wanted to run somewhere. I could not understand what was going on between Xander and me. The more I tried to