Chapter 67: Making Everything Better
Jules pov
Once I slide into the scentless bed, with the cold, unfamiliar blanket over my head, I finally broke down, bursting into silent tears. I tried to muffle the sounds as pain and sadness tore at every inch of my insides.
Moments later, the blanket was being tugged off my head, leaving me to blink while staring into Blaze’s dark eyes, heart pounding loudly in my ears.
He was crouched by my bed, and my breath caught in my throat before slowing to a stop for a fleeting second when he reached out and brushed a strand of hair out of my face. He regarded me silently and I sniffled before scrambling to speak.
"I- Xander was lying, I do not have a crush on him. I’m sorry for what I did, it was dumb and irresponsible of me, please don’t be mad at me, please don’t ignore me anymore, it hurts when you ignore me." As I frantically spoke through my tears without thinking, my voice tapered into a whisper at the end of the sentence.
I held my breath in nervousness, as I waited for Blaze to say something. He kept regarding me silently before reaching out to thumb a teardrop, and then he slowly stroked my cheek and once again, my breath caught in my throat.
"I wanted to ignore you some more, y’know? That way, you’d be able to reflect on your wrongs. But unfortunately, I just couldn’t ignore you anymore as soon as you began to cry. I really don’t like it when you do, not like this at all."
My breath stuttered as I listened to him speak and I suddenly got the urge to cry once again. He was the one who deserved an explanation between us, yet here he was, still putting me before him.
How could someone this perfect be the same person everyone referred to as a monster?