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Cole must have thought he had heard wrong because he stared at me like I had grown three more heads. I wished he would understand how uncomfortable he was making me, and just give me a straight answer. I looked at everywhere in the room except from him.

"Nikki, what are you saying?" He shook his head in response, finally speaking. "I mean…" he stepped backwards, scratching the back of this head in a nervous manner. "I don't have feelings for you, it would just be taking advantage of you." He said.

Hurt flashed through my eyes with a gasp to accompany it. How could he say that? Did I think he had feelings for me in the first place? So many endless things ran through my mind all at once, I felt myself shatter from the inside. It was indescribable.

"Look, I'm so sorry, I don't mean to hurt your feelings, it's just…" he looked like he hadn't planned on saying the words out loud.