You craved constant reassurance. Reassurance that Simon loved you and that he needed you. As a teen you always imagined your perfect relationship, and you needed that!

You had been dating for nine months now, it was your first relationship ever and you were desperate for it to work. Repeatedly, you put his needs before you own, wanting to please him in any way in order to keep him around.

You hated how clingy and pathetic you were. Frequently you wondered if Simon was fed up with how you acted. But he never showed it, he was always happy to be around you— even if the tiny voice told you that he secretly hated you… part of you knew that wasn’t true.

Recently you had started staying at his flat more. it was much nicer than being at home with your mum still. Plus you got … alone time. Which you knew a good relationship needed.,