My Girlfriend's Back

MY GIRLFRIENDтАЩS BACK
Chapter Seven
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тАЬAre you feeling much better?тА? asked.

тАЬYes, much better,тА? reassured him for the thousandth time, tugging up on the blanket she had wrapped around her legs.

joined and in the living room after getting himself a soda. He sat down on the couch, cracking the can open.

тАЬSo how long have you been getting these pains?тА?

shrugged her shoulders, glancing at . тАЬI donтАЩt know. Since I got back, but that was the first time I fainted.тА?

turned his eyes up at the ceiling to think. тАЬWhere are the pains?тА? He asked.

тАЬRight here, in my chest.тА? pointed to where her heart would be.

swallowed hard and turned his face away so and couldnтАЩt see. He scooted forward on the couch, rubbing his mouth stressfully.

тАЬSo the painтАЩs in your heart?тА? raised his eyebrow.

тАЬYeah, and it sort of spreads throughout my middle, too,тА? said.

тАЬIтАЩllтАФIтАЩll be right back,тА? said as he quickly got up from the couch and walked off to his room, leaving and confused.

paced the floor a couple of times before appeared in the doorway. She could tell something was bothering him just by the way he stormed out of the living room. It was his way of hiding his feelings.

тАЬAre you okay?тА? She asked him.

shook his head. тАЬClose the door,тА? he said. тАЬPlease.тА?

entered the room and closed the door behind her. тАЬOkay. Are you going to tell me now whatтАЩs bothering you?тА?

chewed his bottom lip. тАЬYeah.тА? He proceeded to stutter with his words. He wasnтАЩt sure how he was going to talk about it without breaking down in tears.

knew this had to be big. She hushed him as she approached him, cupping his face with her hands. She stared him in the eyes.

тАЬWhat is it, ? YouтАЩre starting to scare me a little,тА? she said.

тАЬDo, do you remember how you died?тА?

dropped her hands and took a step back. тАЬWhy?тА?

тАЬJust answer the question,тА? said gently.

studied him and his facial expression, searching for the reason why heтАЩd be asking. тАЬI remember a little,тА? she said.

тАЬWhat do you remember?тА? He asked, staring into her foggy eyes.

swallowed hard. тАЬI remember that it was late,тА? she began, тАЬand that I was attacked.тА?

took a step forward, his sad eyes fixed on her. He remembered that night all too well. Something he wishes he could forget.

McFly had rehearsals that night, and had promised to pick up from school afterward, but the boys were running late. She waited for him for a while before a man, who had just robbed a bank, ran into her. She had seen his face and he couldnтАЩt risk being turned in, so he did the only other thing that came to mind...

ran his fingertips along тАЩs neck and the trim of her tank-top. He looked at her, asking for her permission with just his eyes. She pulled down her tank-top to reveal a four inch knife wound on her chest, right where her heart would be. It had been bloody on the night of the attack, but now it was nothing more than a black slit with wrinkled edges where the skin would meet.

тАЬI remember being stabbed,тА? whispered . тАЬSeveral times... all over my chest and sach.тА?

Touching the wound, тАЩs eyes began to well up with tears. It was blurring his vision. He sniffed them back and blinked them away. He wasnтАЩt going to let himself cry in front of her.

тАЬIтАЩm sorry,тА? he said, looking her straight in the eyes.

тАЬWhat, it didnтАЩt hurt.тА?

тАЬNo,тА? shook his head. тАЬIтАЩm sorry I wasnтАЩt there for you like I promised.тА?

stared at him. тАЬDo you think this was your fault? That you did this to me?тА?

walked away, toward his bedroom window, trying to hide the fact that he just couldnтАЩt hold in the tears anymore.

тАЬ, I donтАЩt blame you. This,тА? pointed to her chest wound, тАЬwasnтАЩt your fault.тА?

тАЬI should have been there. I promised,тА? he said.

тАЬYou didnтАЩt know. No one knew,тА? said . тАЬNo one blames you, .тА?

They stood in silence for a moment. came knocking on the door, poking his head in cautiously.

тАЬIs everything all right?тА? He asked.

spun around. тАЬYes. EverythingтАЩs fine. Thanks, .тА?

тАЬSure, no problem. IтАЩm gonna go then,тА? said .

тАЬOkay.тА? She flashed him a small smile.

slowly closed the door and left and alone once again. approached , his back still facing her, and wrapped her arms around him. He didnтАЩt even push away this time.