You Are My Heartbreaker

Chapter 26

It didn't take long for me to let the tears shed through my eye lids. I sniffed into the throw and Nick tosses a tissue box from the oak wood coffee table. He listened to me attentively and nodded at the end of my story.

"I couldn't imagine your father to be like that," he said.

"Me neither," I shrugged, "I've seen it in movies, in court and in books but I never thought it'd happen to my family."

"It's not your fault though," he coos, "It's you father's and it's that women. You guys have all rights to be mad at him."

"Trust me, I am  mad at him with all my rights," then rolling my eyes away from Nick, "It's my mother and my sister who are ridiculous to allow this matter slide. What kind of bull shit is it, this is to keep our family together  yea ok my ass."

Nick was silent for a few minutes, as if he was thinking of the right things to say or even hesitating if he should say it.

"I'm not a woman, but I'm close with my mom. You know it." he pauses, as I rolled my eyes at the mention of his arrogant-no-good mother, but I allowed him to continue, "And I know that my parent's marriage is able to make it through until now is because they are honest with one another, and they forgive each other for each other's wrongs. I know this isn't what you want to hear, but it is the truth. Even if my dad wronged my mom, he is willing to step out to confront her about it to be forgiven."

"But that's not right Nicholas," I sat up straight, and clearly I was not listening to what he has to say as I called his full name, I was frustrated. "How can a couple move on everyday just by wronging each other and forgiving each other? Love isn't like that. The point in marriage is about your loyalty for your spouse."

"Yes, but it's also being there when they need you most, of course cheating on your partner is not the right choice but in the end if they come back to you, it is all that matters because that shows you are the one they love most in the end."

I don't know why but suddenly his words make me shiver. Is it because I've never seen this side of Nick or was it what he said? All I know is that this conversation is turning into a debate and soon-to-be argument.

"If you love them, you wouldn't have wanted to hurt them in the first place," I felt the tears burn as I stared into his eyes, "Just like what you have done in the past."

I threw the throw aside on the couch as I stormed off up the stairs. I left him speechless as I walked off, he called my name repeatedly as I winced through the pain in my knees as I stormed up the stairs. I went inside the closest room to the stairs. It was kept in good condition with everyday maintenance.

I lounged at the bed, landing my face in the cushions, wrinkling up the bed cover as I cried my eyes out into the cushion. I cried out every tear I had inside of me, crying out all the pain. I hope a could cry really would help me release all my stress and pain like Nick said.

Speaking of which.

I heard the wooden floor squeak as his footsteps quietly tip-toed its way towards the room that made the sounds of sobs and tears. The footsteps became louder as they stopped on the other side of bed. 

Nick's gentle hands brushes my hair away from my face as he sat down on the bed, I felt it sink down from his weight. 

"I'm sorry that I've caused you so much pain Sel..." he spoke softly, like violet to your ears. It was amazing that I could even hear him through my terribly loud sobs.

"It's just not fair... How could he ruin it for the family all with one shot?" I cried.

He didn't speak for a while, when he opened his lips he was singing Hear You Me by Jimmy Eat World. His voice was beautiful the song. It was lower compared to high school, I guess puberty hit him hard hahah.