The Call

 Raylie held her breath as she answered the phone, afraid to leak any emotions out. She silently waited to hear the voice on the other end before she exhaled.

"Hello?" Nick questioned knowing he might not get a response. Satisfied that she answered, gave him the opportunity to get some words in before she could regret her decision of picking that phone up.

His voice cracked as he spoke, shame shaded his deep tone voice.

"I know that I'm the last person you want to hear from. I just need you to hear what I have to say and if you choose not to ever speak to me again I would understand." He said then waited silently hoping for a response.

Raylie hesitated has she tried to speak words that couldn't come out. Certain emotions were betraying her mind. No! She shut her eyes, remembering the way he held her in his arms. The soft gaze he gave her before they kissed but then it blackens and it's twists and it burns until it wrapped around her throat holding her words back. He didn't do this. He couldn't have. A sound clicks over the phone and in a panic the words slip out like poison.

"Explaining it to me isn't going to change what happened. I will let you talk because I'm curious to know what you have to say."

A threat of tears burn behind her eyes as she remembers the smirk on his face she fell hard for. Angry rises out of each thought. He will never smirk like that again after I'm done with him. Hoping that her words will cut him deep enough to break him from ever trying another girl again. But who am I to change anyone? Nothing but a fool! She thought.

"I've known Vanessa for a long time. We never really dated more than a week. It was nothing more then just atraction. I thought I was the only one that was catching feeling not her, so I never pursued it. I was okay with just being friends with her but when she told me she loved me last night. I thought "Oh my gosh the person I've always been attracted to before I met Raylie actually has feelings for me." She got into my head and I stopped thinking about everything we had. She made me question if you were the person for me and when I reach out to her accepting what she said to me she backed away. I was so confused she made me betray my own emotions. I do love you and I know what I did was wrong. She played me she got exactly what she wanted, for us to be apart."

He paused and with a heavy heart said

"You don't ever have to talk to me again but I need you to know I wasn't the only one who betrayed you. I want you to stay with clear eyes who your best friend is."

Nick heart ached in agony. The first person that he ever felt himself around hated him. He can only imagine all the anger she had inside. How could I have been so stupid? She saw me happy with someone else. She didn't even want me! She just wanted what she couldn't have, and she didn't even want it, she just didn't want anyone else having it. Anger and shame rose with every thought rushing through his head.

"I'm clear on who you both are." Raylie interrupted his thoughts.

"I don't give a damn any more Nick. Everyone can do whatever the hell they want, just leave me out of it." His chest freezes at the cruelty of her words, shattering all the warmth she put there before.

"You're upset I understand, but---"

"Upset?" She roared back at him. Tears fall from her eyes stinging like tiny knives. "I trusted you." She let her guard down as she spoke.

All Nick could do was quietly listen.

"Your words aren't enough. I don't want to talk to you right now." She said.

It doesn't matter what he says right now. His words aren't enough, they don't cut the way I need them to, but I can barely think right now. I need this pain to distract myself. Otherwise, nothing will stop my tears. Raylie's thoughts rushed with every type of emotion blending all into one.

"Can I see you one last time? Nick asked hoping that a little part of her wanted to see him. To his surprise she responded with a quiet voice 

"Okay."