I felt humiliated. How many people seriously faint because someone tells them that they love them? Not daring to look him in the eye, I mumbled an apology. He gave a soft chuckle and helped me up.
"Don't think too much of it. This isn't the first time I've seen it happen." He smirked and winked at me.
"Oh, now I know why I was so infatuated with you before! It was your outstanding modesty!" I exclaimed, unable to stop myself from laughing. "How many?" I asked.
"Oh, only about 5 times before."
"Did you really declare your love to so many girls that you don't bat an eye at this?"
Hearing my tone, he sudden;y became serious. "It was a very long time ago, Lauren. Don't hold a grudge. I told you that what I did was wrong and stupid. Do you want an apology?"
I stared at him, unable to seriously decide whether I did want him to or not.
"Don't apologize to me. Apologize to all the helpless, over-emotional teenage girls that spent their time completely trusting and loving you only for you to let them down."
With that, I ran upstairs and didn't stop until I flopped down onto my bed.
YOU ARE READING
As the World Falls Down
FanfictionWhen Jareth whisks Lauren away from everything she's ever known, she has to figure out not how to solve the labyrinth, but who he really is behind the stories she's read her whole life. What she finds will change her life forever.
