☀︎︎𝐻𝑎𝑚𝑧𝑎ℎ - 𝑆𝑜𝑓𝑡𝑙𝑦 ☀︎︎

❣︎𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑟 37❣︎

After wrestling with my thoughts for a couple minutes, I gathered enough courage to get up and wake Hamzah. I took a deep breath before lightly tapping his shoulder. He remained asleep. I sighed in frustration and shook his shoulders. Groggily, he opened his eyes. He smiled a cheeky smile back up at me. It took all my strength to give him a small, tight lipped smile back. He sat up on the couch, running a hand through his curls and standing up.

"Gee, sorry for sleeping so long," he said. I just nodded.

"It's fine." I felt him frown and open his mouth to speak, but I beat him to it.

"Let's go. I'm starving," I said, spinning on my heel and grabbing my jacket and phone. I felt him follow silently behind me.

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I hopped into the passenger seat of his car, buckling my seatbelt and then picking at my fingernails as I looked down. I saw Hamzah get into the car. He cast a glance towards me, but I was trying to avoid eye contact so I didn't know what face he must've made. He started the engine and the ride to the restaurant was mostly silence.

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We got to the restaurant. It was mostly empty except for a few old couples. The hostess greeted us and showed us to a table in the back. We sat down. The hostess sensed the tension and gave us a quick glance before leaving us with our menus. I held the menu, scanning of the options. Suddenly, I felt a warm hand on mine. I looked up into Hamzahs dark brown eyes.

"What's wrong?" He asked. I pursed my lips and looked back down again.

"Nothing," I said curtly, trying to avoid further questions.

"I know you. What's wrong?" He asked again. I sucked in a sharp breath. Now is as good time as ever to confront him. I looked back up at his eyes which were swimming with worry.

"Who is Michelle?" I asked. I held my stare and took another deep breath. I saw his eyes widen.

"Michelle? She's uh-an old friend. Kinda. I don't know. Why?" He asked. I felt another wave of sadness.

"I-um. I saw your phone. The texts. You went on a date with her this morning."

"You went through my phone?" He asked, his voice rising slightly. I widened my eyes.

"I didn't mean to! I just saw you had messages from her and I don't know. I'm sorry. I don't know why I did it," I said. Suddenly, I remembered what we were talking about before.

"But it's beside the point. Why would you cheat on me?" I asked, my voice cracking. His face softened.

"I didn't. I wouldn't. You don't understand," He said.

"What don't I understand? You went on a date with another girl. While I was asleep, on your couch. There's not much to understand," I said. 

"I wasn't going on a date. I just met up with her to tell her I wasn't interested, and for her to stop texting me," He said. I frowned. I had a hard time believing that.

"You don't believe me, do you." He said. I looked back down at my hands.

"Fine," He said. I looked up at him.

"It's just that, if you really were confronting her, why have you never told me about it?" I asked. It was his turn to look down.

"I didn't know how you would react. I just wanted her to go away, I thought just ignoring it would make it disappear," He said.

"Well that didn't work, did it," I said sarcastically.

"Look, Aurora," He said, finding my hands again and holding them on the table. He looked into my eyes, searching for any sign of forgiveness.

"I'm sorry. I never wanted this to happen. I would never cheat on you. Ever."

I looked away, scared of my own feelings. I was lost. I had no idea what to think. Should I believe him? He seemed so honest and genuine I wouldn't be surprised if he was telling the truth. I sighed and pulled my hands out of his, crossing them again on my lap.

"If you want to break up, well, I guess I deserve it," He said. I looked up. I never really thought about breaking up. I didn't think any of this would happen. Although I was heartbroken, I knew it was for the best.

"A break." I said. His eyes were sad but he put on a small smile.

"And I'll always love you, no matter what." He said. I looked back into his eyes, taking another breath.

"Me too."

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