I’ll never stop thinking
Daniel frowned as he opened his door. The last person he had expected to see at his door was staring at him with a crazed expression on her face. “You look like a fucking teenager.” Elizabeth didn’t say anything. Instead she continued to stare into his eyes. “What?”
“Can I come in?”
Daniel shook his head, “I don’t have time for this right now, Eli.” He began to close the door but Elizabeth held it open, “No. I need to come in Damien.” She gave one large push and fell on the ground along with Damien.
“C’mon Elizabeth. I have somewhere to be.” He pushed off the ground. Forcefully she pushed back down on him and looked into his eyes. “I do too, I need to be r-“
“No! Elizabeth! I have a date, I gotta go!” he yelled. Shaking his head he struggled to get her off of him. Elizabeth got off of him and sat on the ground beside him, “A date?”
“Yes,” he got to his feet, “a date. I’m done playing these games with you. You obviously don’t feel the same way about me.”
Tears started to form at the corners of her eyes. She had never felt so heartbroken in her life. ‘Is this how he felt, this entire time?’
“What the fuck? Why are you crying?!”
She stood, “I’m sorry. I took too long didn’t I? Daniel, you don’t love me like I love you anymore do you?”
“What are you talking about Eli?”
“i didn’t,” she mumbled, “I didn’t realize this is what love is… I feel so empty when I’m not with you. I didn’t know just because I thought about you every second of the day it meant I loved you.”
“You’re joking, right?”
“I’m so sorry,” she whispered, “I was so stupid.”
His eyes opened wide. She looked up into his cobalt soul. Broken and wrong just like hers. Beat down to a pulp and left on the side of the road to heal. Elizabeth never thought there was someone who felt the same way as her about the world, but she finally found him. “I love you, every piece of you. I don’t even care if you don’t love me anymore, I’m never going to stop thinking about you. I’m always going to be yours, whether you go on that date or not.” She looked down at her hands. She smiled, “I’m talking like May.”
Daniel put his head in his hands and lifted her to look at him, “No, Eli. You’re talking like you. Like you’ve been all along. You don’t have to put up a front when you’re around me. This you is so much better.”
