Alice: You alright babe?

Alex: Yeah, I’m fine.

Alice: We should talk.

Alex: In the morning, get some sleep.

Alice nodded, and closed her eyes again. Alex didn’t sleep, she just watched over Alice.

An hour later, she heard ticking on her window. She got up and walked over to it, seeing the person she least wanted to see right now…Jess. She swallowed hard, closed her eyes and threw on a t-shirt and track pants. She quietly left the room. Alex, was torn right now. Her mind and heart both screamed at her to stop. But for some reason, she was drawn to Jess. Against her own will, her body brought her outside. She fought and fought it, but eventually found herself face to face with Jess.

Jess: Hey.

Alex: Hi.

Jess: Look, I know you’re mad and stuff, but everyone deserves a second chance.

Alex stayed calm.

Alex: this wouldn’t be your second chance.

She hung her head.

Alex: More like the 20^{th.
Jess: I know, but I’ve changed.}

Alex: How many times have I heard that?

She snickered.

Alex: Is that another lie?

Jess: I never lied to you.

Alex: Now you’re lying about lying.

Jess: Look, I’m a mess without you. I need you Alex. I can’t stop thinking about you, and it hurts.

Alex chuckled.

Jess: Look, I know you don’t understand, that this doesn’t hurt you, but it hurts me.

Jess started to cry.

Alex: You think that this isn’t hurting me?

Jess: You don’t show it, so of course it doesn’t/

Alex: Just because I don’t put on a show for the world, doesn’t mean that I don’t feel it. I’ve felt it for these past 6 months like a rock to my chest. I don’t sleep at night, I’m up every 3 hours to go for runs so I can fucking clear my head. I feel like I’m dying from the inside out. You think this doesn’t hurt? I just realized that the one person I thought I could count on, the only person I used to love, our entire 2 ½ year relationship was all a lie.

Jess: You broke up with me!

Alex: You lied to me about getting raped!

Jess: I didn’t lie.