- based off of 'heartbeat' by childish gambino -

‘I wanted you to know that I am ready to go.’

Stuck in a relationship she didn’t want was like being trapped in hell permanently. She hated it. Going out with friends was a challenge, despite him going out with his friends to clubs nearly every other night. It was a headache, and there was no ibuprofen she could take to make it go away. Despite all her complaints, rants, and tirades, one person always listened no matter what. Lando.

‘Heartbeat, my heartbeat.’

He’d been there since day one, and he wasn’t gonna leave just because some stick-up-his-ass guy wanted him too. Lando was her best friend, the two practically attached at the hip. The thing was, she was the girl he couldn’t have, and he was the guy she couldn’t have. Secrets kept from the other, feelings shoved down their throats if they threatened to slip out, and a longing for the other that could never be satisfied.

‘I wanted you to know, whenever you are around.’

Saying it sucked was an understatement. They both wanted the other, despite neither of them knowing that truth, but some asshole of a guy stood in the way. Every. Damn. Time. Every attempt to break up with him was just another argument that led to nowhere, no agreements, just what felt like a trap.

‘Can’t speak, I can’t speak.’

Another day, another repeat. She tells him she wants to break up, he argues, she argues back, he makes some otherworldly accusation, and the argument tailspins into nothing, just her telling Lando what happened for what felt like the thousandth time already.

“Are you serious? Again?” Lando said, a tired tone of the repeat situation.