you had just broken up with your boyfriend and this boy, Marcus, had always had an eye for you. He was your neighbor and came in through your window a lot. He loved you which he never knew was possible. The night of the breakup with your boyfriend was rough. You decided to burn the inside of your thigh with a lighter, a habit you picked up. Marcus came throught your window and saw you burning yourself. You immediately yelled at him but he confessed that he loved you. You tell him that you could never love him and for him to get out. You knew for a fact that you did love him and that was the reason for your break up with your boyfriend. Immediate regret filled uou as you saw him leave on his motorcycle. You lay in bed texting him for hours but no response. Next morning you find out he got in an accident. Guilt fills you to the brim after you see him come home from your window covered in injuries a week after the accident. You lock eyes with him but he looks away quickly.

Today you were at his house for diner because your mothers are friends. He’s not at the table but in his room.