Chapter 69: Talia and Jephthah 8
[Music recommendo - Dreamer
Song by Axwell & Ingrosso/ You broke me first by Tate McRae]
She wouldn’t stop crying as she told him everything. She explained every single detail of their encounter and he would be crazy If he said she lied. Everything she said was true. Everything that happened was real and he couldn’t deny it but hearing it now, he realized how much he had hurt her.
The night was suddenly silent as Talia stopped, cleaning her tears with the back of her hands, tears still rolling down her cheeks.
Jephthah was backing her, completely sure she was naked before him but that wasn’t what he was thinking about.
His thoughts were filled with how much of a horrible person he was to make her feel this way.
He sighed and Talia looked up
"...I hate myself." He sighed out and continued before Talia could obviously deny it ."You were right to hate me and... I wouldn’t blame you if you had wanted to terminate our friendship them. I’m a horrible person, Talia."
"I don’t hate you Jephthah. I never did. You just... " She sighed and folded her arms around her breasts, rubbing her hands over her arms. "Made it seem to me that you hated me."
"I’m in love with you Talia!" He snapped, angry at himself for making her believe in such a lie all these years.
Talia’s eyes widened and her face blushed pink, her lips forming an "o".