Page 99 of Before We're More Than Friends
Chloe
I’m just asking what else changed between us!
I know the move has been hard, but it’s not like you to ghost me for two and a half weeks.
If you didn’t want to know my name or meet me irl, you could’ve just said so.
But I wish I knew what was wrong with me to make you feel that way.
Alex
Listen, and I mean this in the best way, but this isn’t about you. We both need distance from each other as we figure things out.
My heart dropped to the floor. What the heck was happening?
Chloe
But why aren’t you explaining anything? Why aren’t you acting like yourself?
I didn’t care that I was coming off too strong now. Something was wrong, and he was lying—thiswasabout me.
Chloe
Please, you know how I feel when people dance around things like this. Just tell me the truth.
Alex
I can’t explain it right now, okay? But I promise this is a me problem.
It’s going to make sense very soon.
Justnot right now.
I promise.
I know you deserve better than this.
Tears of frustration streamed down my cheeks.
Chloe
But why can’t you say it now? What happened to you to make you change your mind like this? Is it because I’m too much for you? Because you don’t want anything else to change?
I don’t understand.
Just tell me.
The typing bubble showed up at the bottom of the screen before disappearing, along with the green dot next to Alex’s name.
He logged off.
He left me again.
Without explaining why.
“Screw you, Alex!” I shouted before slamming my laptop shut and pushing it to the back of my desk. I rested my head on my arms, furious tears spilling out. I’d been holding out hope that this was all in my head, but there was no denying it. He didn’t want me to be more than someone behind a screen. He didn’t want every part of who I was like I wanted every part of who he was.
We weren’t best friends.
