Realization and Tears

I woke up in Stella's room to the sound of angered yelling going off in the next room.

"What the fuck is your problem?" I hear an angry Stella yell

"What do you want?" I hear an annoyed Easton yell back

"I want you to stay away from my best friend since you can't seem to be logical around her"

"It's not my fault that I get lovesick around her"

"You call that love? You decided to believe her enemy instead of listening to her, her enemy you dumbass. Out of everyone, you fucking chose Emma DíLance" Stella yells so loud that I jump from shock

I've heard them fight many times, but it's never been this bad.

"How was I supposed to know that they were enemies?"

"Um, it's pretty fucking obvious, dumbass"

"Stop calling me a dumbass" He says before Stella goes quiet for a couple of minutes

"Stay away from her. You obviously don't know how to treat her, so just stay away." I hear Stella yell quieter

"How am I supposed to apologize to her if I have to stay away from her" He says with an annoyed tone

"Figure it out. If you really love her, you'll find a way" I hear her say loudly before footsteps start to get closer towards her door

When her eyes land on me they widen with fear and shock

"You didn't hear that, did you?" She asks with a cautious tone

"It's kind of hard not to when you both are yelling at each other" I say with a shrug and small smile which causes her to laugh at my bad joke

"Do you want to cuddle and watch movies like we used to?" She asks but I can hear the sadness behind her emotionless voice

"I really am sorry for that," I say with a frown before I hold my arms open so she'll come and hug me

"But I meant it when I said that I would spend more time with you" I say with a smile as she lays beside me and wraps her arms around my waist which causes me to wrap mine around her neck

She nods her head as she rests it in the crook of my neck. She looks tired and stressed, so I don't mind if she sleeps.

I reach over and grab her remote before I turn on N*****x and watch a random movie since I'm not in the mood for a specific genre.

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In the middle of the movie I hear a knock on the door before Ms. Hayes walks inside and closes the door behind her

"Are you feeling any better?" She asks me with a sad smile as she walks over and sits on the foot of Stella's bed

"Yes, I'm just stressed but that's every high school student" I say with a small laugh since I don't want to bring her into my complicated life drama. Especially when it involves her son.

"You know that you don't have to pretend" she says with an understanding voice which causes me to clear my throat and look down at a sleeping Stella with a thoughtful expression

"I have no idea what you're talking about" I say with an emotionless tone

"It doesn't take a genius to know that Easton and you are going through a rough patch" she says with an understanding tone

I continue to look at Stella's relaxed face as I let my tears silently fall.

I don't really know why I'm crying. I think it's because I don't want to show my emotions, so my body betrays me and shows the emotion instead.

"Actually, we're not together anymore" I say as I continue to look at Stella's face

The longer I look at her face, the more I realize how much Easton and her are really alike, in some aspects.

They both share the same sexually hilarious humor.

They both have a cute pout on their face when they're having a bad dream.

They both have the most gorgeous set of eyes I have ever seen.

I've known them since we were kids but I've never realized all of their similarities until now.

More tears start to stream down my face as I turn towards Ms. Hayes and give her a sad smile.

I weirdly feel incomplete.

"Does it get any better from here?" I ask her

"Honestly? Yes" she says

"All relationships have some disagreements here and there. Some even break up and try dating other people, but if it's meant to be then you both will find your way back to each other" she says

"What if we don't find our way back to each other?" I ask as tears continue to stream down my face

"Then you just weren't meant to be, but you'll find your soulmate very soon" she says which causes me to nod my head

"I'm always here if you need to talk." She says with a smile "After all, I gave birth to that over dramatic boy" she says with a joking tone which causes me to laugh at her joke as I wipe my tears away

"Thanks" I says with an appreciative tone which makes her smile as she stands from the bed

"Of course" she says before she leaves out the room but I can't help but let one sentence she said stay on my mind.

"Some even break up and try dating other people, but if it's meant to be then you both will find your way back to each other"

Should I try to date other people just to see if this was all just a phase or should I wait?

Stella told him to stay away from me and I don't know if he'll listen to her.

But the fact that he so easily chose to believe Emma over me proves how much trust he has in me.

I'm going to go out on a date and see if all these feelings I have for Easton are real or are just teenage hormones.

I'm single, so he can't tell me no.