sure.”
I spoke up, giving the final word, “Bye, Mike,” which of course meant, get lost . Mike hesitantly backed away from the car. The shadows on his face showed his anger, though he tried to hide it. Eric sped away.
After going through the drive thru, we parked the car. Eric had gotten two cheeseburgers and a huge pack of fries, along with a huge soda.
“How can you eat all that?” I asked.
“I’m a growing boy,” he said, smiling. “Growing wider, that is.” He handed me fries, which I had not ordered. When he had asked me at the window, I said I didn’t want anything, so he ordered a medium fries for me. Now, he expected me to eat it.
“I told you I’m not hungry.”
“Yeah, I know. But I wasn’t sure if you were just saying that or you meant it. Besides, I don’t like to eat in front of people. It feels stingy, so even if you don’t eat the fries, they are there for you.”
“Oh.” I said, feeling bad for thinking the worst of him. He wasn’t trying to feed me because I’m skinny. He was just trying to be nice.
“Um, Sandra? I, uh… I wanted to tell you something.” I subconsciously straightened in my seat and shoved a fry in my mouth.
“I love,” he began and my heart skipped a beat. I knew Eric wasn’t going to say I love you , but my heart didn’t seem to understand that. “Aurora. And that’s why I can’t do this anymore.”
“Do what?”
“I can’t keep our kiss a secret from her anymore. I have to tell her.”
“No!” I exclaimed.
“She deserves to know,” he added calmly.
“You can’t!” I felt so desperate. How could he not see the pain it would cause everyone. “Aurora can never know! She can’t! Don’t do this!”
“I love her! Okay, Sandy? I love her, and I can’t keep this from her anymore. We’ve never had secrets before and now…” he squeezed his eyes shut and turned away from me. “I need to tell her.”
“You can’t. You’ll ruin everything. She’ll hate you. She’ll hate me. I can’t let her feel alone like that. Don’t tell her!”
“Maybe she’ll understand. We didn’t mean for it to happen. It just did. Maybe she’ll understand and everything will go on the same.”
“No, it won’t,” I said, slowing my speech. I was running out of arguments quickly. He was so hard to convince…
“Aurora is a strong person. She can handle the truth. She’s a good person. Aurora has overlooked so many things about me.” Eric’s voice shook with emotion. His eyes were moist and his face tired. “She is the most caring person I know and she deserves the truth.”
Deserves the truth? She didn’t deserve much of anything.
“Eric, betrayal is a powerful thing. Even if we should have told her, it’s too late now. It’s been weeks. She’ll know that you tried to hide it. She won’t forgive that .” Please understand, Eric.
He wiped under his eyes with the back of his hand. The moonlight glistened on his wet skin, and that was when I realized he had cried. He had actually cried for Aurora. Our secret was hurting him more than I wanted to believe. I could only imagine how hurt he’d be when Aurora found out the truth…
“Sandy, I am telling Aurora, with or without you and your permission. Our anniversary is on Saturday. I’m telling her before then. I just wanted to give you some warning about it.”
“No. If you tell her, I’ll never forgive you. She’ll hate me and it will be your fault.” I yanked the door handle and leapt out of the car. I couldn’t breathe in there, so close to him. I leaned against a light pole with my back to my betrayer.
“Sandy, get back in. Sandy!”
1205
The cart shook as it wheeled down the bumpy path. We had ridden for hours, most of the day, and the rain had come. It washed in torrents over the landscape. It matted my hair to my back and the sides of my face. I gently stroked the dirt and dried blood from Eric’s weary face. His eyes had not opened since I had heard of his
I spoke up, giving the final word, “Bye, Mike,” which of course meant, get lost . Mike hesitantly backed away from the car. The shadows on his face showed his anger, though he tried to hide it. Eric sped away.
After going through the drive thru, we parked the car. Eric had gotten two cheeseburgers and a huge pack of fries, along with a huge soda.
“How can you eat all that?” I asked.
“I’m a growing boy,” he said, smiling. “Growing wider, that is.” He handed me fries, which I had not ordered. When he had asked me at the window, I said I didn’t want anything, so he ordered a medium fries for me. Now, he expected me to eat it.
“I told you I’m not hungry.”
“Yeah, I know. But I wasn’t sure if you were just saying that or you meant it. Besides, I don’t like to eat in front of people. It feels stingy, so even if you don’t eat the fries, they are there for you.”
“Oh.” I said, feeling bad for thinking the worst of him. He wasn’t trying to feed me because I’m skinny. He was just trying to be nice.
“Um, Sandra? I, uh… I wanted to tell you something.” I subconsciously straightened in my seat and shoved a fry in my mouth.
“I love,” he began and my heart skipped a beat. I knew Eric wasn’t going to say I love you , but my heart didn’t seem to understand that. “Aurora. And that’s why I can’t do this anymore.”
“Do what?”
“I can’t keep our kiss a secret from her anymore. I have to tell her.”
“No!” I exclaimed.
“She deserves to know,” he added calmly.
“You can’t!” I felt so desperate. How could he not see the pain it would cause everyone. “Aurora can never know! She can’t! Don’t do this!”
“I love her! Okay, Sandy? I love her, and I can’t keep this from her anymore. We’ve never had secrets before and now…” he squeezed his eyes shut and turned away from me. “I need to tell her.”
“You can’t. You’ll ruin everything. She’ll hate you. She’ll hate me. I can’t let her feel alone like that. Don’t tell her!”
“Maybe she’ll understand. We didn’t mean for it to happen. It just did. Maybe she’ll understand and everything will go on the same.”
“No, it won’t,” I said, slowing my speech. I was running out of arguments quickly. He was so hard to convince…
“Aurora is a strong person. She can handle the truth. She’s a good person. Aurora has overlooked so many things about me.” Eric’s voice shook with emotion. His eyes were moist and his face tired. “She is the most caring person I know and she deserves the truth.”
Deserves the truth? She didn’t deserve much of anything.
“Eric, betrayal is a powerful thing. Even if we should have told her, it’s too late now. It’s been weeks. She’ll know that you tried to hide it. She won’t forgive that .” Please understand, Eric.
He wiped under his eyes with the back of his hand. The moonlight glistened on his wet skin, and that was when I realized he had cried. He had actually cried for Aurora. Our secret was hurting him more than I wanted to believe. I could only imagine how hurt he’d be when Aurora found out the truth…
“Sandy, I am telling Aurora, with or without you and your permission. Our anniversary is on Saturday. I’m telling her before then. I just wanted to give you some warning about it.”
“No. If you tell her, I’ll never forgive you. She’ll hate me and it will be your fault.” I yanked the door handle and leapt out of the car. I couldn’t breathe in there, so close to him. I leaned against a light pole with my back to my betrayer.
“Sandy, get back in. Sandy!”
1205
The cart shook as it wheeled down the bumpy path. We had ridden for hours, most of the day, and the rain had come. It washed in torrents over the landscape. It matted my hair to my back and the sides of my face. I gently stroked the dirt and dried blood from Eric’s weary face. His eyes had not opened since I had heard of his
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