I miss him so so much.
I don’t know how I spent the last two years without him. Without seeing him, talking to him, laughing with him. And the fact that I may get to talk to him tonight is leaving me all breathless and excited.
Also terrified.
You can do this, Echo.
Yes, I can.
Another deep breath later, I start toward him. But then I come to a halt again because one second Lucas was laughing at something and the next, he’s… busy doing something else.
Something like kissing.
This girl who came out of nowhere.
I mean, what the…
I was so busy staring at my ex-boyfriend that I never noticed her sidling up to him. I never noticed her trying to steal his attention until he turned away from the conversation and gave it to her. And then before I could even blink, he was bent over, claiming her mouth.
And holy fuck, before I can even blink, there’s another girl in the mix.
Again, who knows where she came from but she’s here now and Lucas is making out with her while the first one watches. And the group that he was standing in seems to be very happy about it. They’re laughing and clapping and cheering him on, egging him on to do more, like this is some kind of a show.
And he’s loving it.
He’s giving them what they want.
Switching between girls. Kissing them both at once.
Pumping his fist in the air.
Obnoxious.
That’s fucking obnoxious.
Distasteful, offensive, objectionable, and it reminds me ofhim.
It reminds me of something thathe’ddo, my ex-boyfriend’s best friend, and I’m going to throw up.
I am going to seriously vomit right now. I’m going to…
I squeak when suddenly, I feel someone grabbing my arm and pulling me back,draggingme back actually, hauling me away somewhere. The only reason I let them is because my relief is so big.
At being forcefully taken away from that horrific scene.
From Lucas kissing not one but two girls.
Who were they?
Was one of them his…
Before I can finish my thought, I’m being pulled into a room.
An unknown room that at first is dark but then floods with bright, almost neon, harsh light before I hear a door snapping shut.
Making me realize that I have bigger problems right now.
Potentiallydangerousproblems.