Chasing Ever After
Sadie.
“Just…shut up, please?” I say pleadingly. I hate how my voice breaks. I hate how he reacts to it. I hate all of this bullshit.
Where is Annie?
I want to go home.
How many times must I hear rejection straight from his mouth?
“I didn’t mean to hurt you, Sadie. I’m—“ he apologizes, looking straight into my eyes. I’m really trying my hardest not to cry. No way in hell will I cry in front of this guy. “—I’m really sorry for bringing it up. I’m a really stupid guy. You can curse at me all you want. Do you want to hit me?” He inches his face closer to me. “Go ahead, hit me all you want. Hit me until you’re satisfied. I’ll do anything to get rid of that pain.”
“St—“ Stop it. I really hate hearing the word ‘sorry’ from him.
I refuse to cry. I swallow everything down—the burning, inexplicable hatred I feel, the pain of rejection, the pain coming from falling in love with Jack Ames. Everything. I close my eyes for a minute, and then, when I finally regain my balance, I take up on his offer. I punch his arm with all my might.
Where is Annie?
I want to go home.
How many times must I hear rejection straight from his mouth?
“I didn’t mean to hurt you, Sadie. I’m—“ he apologizes, looking straight into my eyes. I’m really trying my hardest not to cry. No way in hell will I cry in front of this guy. “—I’m really sorry for bringing it up. I’m a really stupid guy. You can curse at me all you want. Do you want to hit me?” He inches his face closer to me. “Go ahead, hit me all you want. Hit me until you’re satisfied. I’ll do anything to get rid of that pain.”
“St—“ Stop it. I really hate hearing the word ‘sorry’ from him.
I refuse to cry. I swallow everything down—the burning, inexplicable hatred I feel, the pain of rejection, the pain coming from falling in love with Jack Ames. Everything. I close my eyes for a minute, and then, when I finally regain my balance, I take up on his offer. I punch his arm with all my might.