When I Met You

"You disappoint me... What do you even see in him?" "Aren't you tired of this already?! If you want to pick a fight, fight me, not him. Got it??" What he did enraged me so much that I threw my hardest punch at his face, forcing his head to snap to the side. "If you ever touch him again--" before I could finish my sentence, he grabbed my arm and slammed me against the wall. "If I touch him again, what?!" he shouted, his face inches from mine, as I trembled with rage. "Got a big crush on the kid, huh?!" he exploded, and I could feel the weight of everyone's eyes on us. ~~ Have you ever wondered how different your life would be if you changed just the smallest of your actions? Because that's what I do. I wonder how my life would be now if I hadn't made that tiny mistake in the schoolyard. Everything started then. When I met you, twelve years ago...

"You shouldn't have come"

"Well, I'm here now. And I'm not leaving, you know that. Unlike you, I haven't changed" my gaze fixed on him, almost like a subtle attack.

His look turned almost threatening before he swung the door wide open. I walked past him and into the house. I stood there, upright, and after he closed the door, he came to stand in front of me, crossing his arms.

"I'm listening" he said abruptly, and after I took a deep breath, I spoke.

"Don't you think it's time we stopped being stubborn?"

"Stubborn?"

"No matter what happened, are you for real? You act like you don't know me, and it's driving me crazy!"

"Are you done?" his gaze utterly indifferent.

"God damn it, what's wrong with you?!" I shouted without getting a response. Just a cold stare.

He wouldn't speak and it drove me crazy.

I felt like provoking him maybe could get him to say something.

"What's up? You turned 18, became an adult and you're a tough guy now?"

His look grew fiercer, but he said nothing.

"And you were mad at Soto, remember?" I continued, "You said you would never betray me. What are you doing now?!"

He continued to stare at me without speaking.

"I don't even deserve an answer, huh?"

"What do you want, damn it??"

"To tell me why you're treating me like this!"