Manipulation (Sequel To Total Control)

Resolving Mistakes

Tyler and Ethan was so dumbfounded, as much as I was.
"I'm...so..s-sorry" she cried softly.
"Y/n" I tried to pull away to look at her but she wouldn't let go.
"Sorry for what?" I asked. Tyler and Ethan got the memo that this was serious.
Tyler mouthed to me
"We're gonna go" and pointed to he door. I nodded, gratefully, and watched him pull Ethan out the door with him.

As soon as I heard the door shut, I tried to pry her away again.
"Y/n look at me "
"No" she barely said but I still pulled her away to see her. My head tilted down a bit to look at her face, which was more flushed now and cheeks, tear - stained. My thumbs brushed her face.
"I'm sorry" she cried again.
"Why are you sorry? " I asked
"I was such a jerk to you, and you were only nice to me. I'm horrible and now...you...you hate me" she sobbed.
I cupped her face in my hands.
"Why would you think such a thing? "

Her eyes only continued to cry. I hugged her again, letting her tears stain my shirt but I didn't care. I picked her up gently and set her down on the couch. She immediately looked away from me. I turned her head back to me.

"Hey, tell me what happened" I said. She looked like she was going to break down again, before she could, I pulled her closer to me and higher her tight. Rubbing her back calmingly.
"Shh, it's ok, calm down, tell me what happened " I requested again and she took a heaving breath. I let her go and she spoke with a shaking voice
"I t-thought I lost you" she stuttered.
"What?, why would you think that? "
"I thought one of them came true" she continued, not making sense.
"One of what?" I asked.

"For the past few days, I kept seeing that I lost you but you still cared for me, and it hurt, so much. But not as much as...that other one" she stopped, staring as if she was seeing whatever she envisioned happening in front of her.
"What other one? " I asked
"You were fine, completely ok...but you hated me" her voice cracked and her eyes gave out, spilling tears on her already tear soaked cheeks. I wiped them away frantically and tried to calm her again.

"No no no, I'd never hate you" I said as my hands wiper her cheeks.
"You'd have good reason to..I was such a jerk to you. I'm horrible, selfish, stupid-"
"Hey, woah, woah, woah, stop right there. You're not any of those things" I stopped her beating herself up. But she shook her head.

"You're the best person I've ever met" I reiterated but she shook her head again.
"Ok, which would you rather, I were on my death bed but I loved you or I'm ok but I hate you? " I asked her, just to show to herself that she's not horrible.
"That's obvious, you're ok" she cried softly but still looked at me as if I was crazy to ask such a question, and expect a different answer.

"See, you'd rather feel the brunt than have me suffer, that's not being horrible " I said
"I was still a jerk to you" she sniffled but I shook my head. My hand rested on hers.
"I don't care, all I care about is you... " I paused, thinking if should say it or not. I took a breath and was about to speak
"Y/n, I -" but I stopped as I saw her eyes wide, staring behind me.
"Y/n? " she looked at me with what looked like absolute fright in her eyes. Then looked behind me again, now starting to shake a bit. I turned, expecting to see some monster or something but there was nothing there. I faced her again and reached to touch her shoulder but she jerked back. She scrambled backwards a bit.
"Y/n, what's wrong? " I asked again, attempting to go closer again.
"No! " she stood and backed away.
I tried to go close again.
"Stop, stay away, you'll get hurt! " she somewhat screamed. Before I could say anything else, she rushed out the door. I ran out after her but she was already at her car, struggling to start the engine. I reached the passenger door and tried to open it but it was locked.

My fists banged on the glass slightly.
"Open the door, tell me what's wrong" I insisted but she yelled, and even through the wound up glass, I heard her.
"Stay away!! " and the engine roared to life. I jumped back as she sped off. I don't know why I did, but I ran out after the car, as if I expected to catch it. I ran back and jumped in my own car, thanking past me for leaving the keys in the dash. I put it in the ignition and surprise surprise. It wouldn't fucking start.

Perfect damn timing.

-----------------------------------------------------------
I know, it's been so long since I've updated. Don't kill me. School has been whooping my butt lately. It's not the work itself, it's the amount of it, like damn teachers, calm down.

Anyways, I am trying my best to get these chapters out. But I have the tendency to add in stuff while I'm writing, so the chapters get so much longer. But that's fine, cuz it makes it better, hopefully.

But, as always, enjoy theorizing. And I hope you enjoyed, more to come, but until then, BYYEE!!

**whispers** unedited