CHAPTER 58~ A slight Confrotation
KYLIE’S POV
Elijah promised that he would stay away. It’s been close to a week, and he has not reached out to me. I suppose that was him keeping his word. Keeping his distance.
During the first two days, I told myself that it was for the best. It was better this wwe were bad for each other anyw But, by the third day, I started to miss him. I started to long for him to reach out. I wanted to reach out
I didn’t though. For one thing, I wasn’t sure what to say to him, after all, I was the one who created the distance between us. Well, presently I created the distance. But he started it.
Because up until the moment I asked for space, I also asked for the truth. I never stopped asking for the truth, but he never stopped keeping me in the dark. He claimed I was safer this way, but I begged to differ I wanted to know. I needed to know.
So by the end of the first week of us staying away from each other, I was angry. Angry, that he would much rather keep his distance than simply just tell me the truth, and that kind of stung. So yeah, beneath my anger was some kind of degree of hurt.
Done going back and forth with my desire to call him, I picked up my phone and dialed Elijah’s number.
“Kylie?” he questioned, after responding on the second ring, and I fought the relief I felt at the sound of his voice.
“You and I need to talk,” I said without preamble. There was silence right after my statement, but I waited for his reply. If he said no, I was ready to act like it didn’t matter. But he didn’t say no.
“Are you okay, Kylie?”
“I am fine.”
“That’s good. Where would you like to meet up? Do you want me to come over?” he asked, and I looked around me. I hadn’t exactly considered how we would talk, but I supposed my apartment was not a bad idea.
“yes. That could work.”
“be over in a few.”
He got here in thirty minutes, but that was good enough time to put on a short yellow dress and style my hair. If I was going to have an argument with him, I at least needed to do so while I looked good.
“hey,” he said when I opened up the door. He was not wearing his usual Elijah smile, but at least he didn’t look like he wished to be anywhere else.
“hey,” I told him and moved to the side so he could walk in.
“You sounded like it was important,” he said, stopping in front of me.
I shrugged, “it is. To me.” I said, and he looked at me for a long time before shaking his head.
“What? Why are you shaking your head like that?” I asked with a bit of amusement in my tone, because I knew he was on
to me.
“What is this about Kylie? Clearly this isn’t some friendly meet up. I can see it in your eyes.”
I blew out a breath, “okay, you’re not wrong. I just feel like we have a couple of things to discuss, and you’ve been avoiding the obvious.”
He raised a brow and looked at me intently.
“Avoiding the obvious? Kylie, you asked me to leave. You told me to give you space.”
“And you did. And I’m grateful you did. It just goes to show that you respect my wishes, and that matters to me.”
“And now?”
“And now, the wall between us is still there, only as long as you keep it there. That’s what I want to talk ab
“I knew it. I just knew it.” he said, shaking his head, “Kylie, please don’t.”
“a part of you must have wanted to have the conversation if you came here regardless.”
“I came here because I miss you.” he said firmly, “because even when you push me away, even when I tell myself to keep my distance, you are all I want. I only want to be fully un
I pressed my lips together. I only wanted to be. first.
“Elijah. Why won’t you just… tell me.”
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y to fall just yet. We needed to get somewhere
“I tried to tell you, but you weren’t having it. Now, I know that it’s for the best. You’re safer this way, trust me.”
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CHAPTER 58–A elight Confrotatieges
“I will trust you when you give me a reason to trust you, Elijah”
“Kylie” he said, and drew closer, placing both hands on my cheeks, Td die before I let anyone or anphing bort you 15 da “But even now, you’re the one who is hurting me If you won’t tell me what you are, does that not give me reason to belie that there’s a part of you that does not trust me as well‘
“This isn’t about you. Kylie, this life, that I long to protect you from, it’s bigger than the both of us put together
“maybe. But you handle it so well. I need you to trust that so can !
He slowly shook his head and I had to bite back on my anger and frustration
“Is it what makes you so fast?” I asked, trying a different tactic. If he wouldn’t outrightly tell me what I needed to know, then I would take corners. Either way, I was getting somewhere today.
“Kylie, No.”
“no, it isn’t what makes you so fast?”
“no, I don’t want to have this conversation, and I really wish you wouldn’t push so hard for t
“I don’t understand you, Elijah. You claim to care for me, but whatever secret you are holding so deady to your chest is the real reason why you and I are growing apart. But you would much rather keep this wall up and between us. You would much rather do that than just tell me the truth. Why?”
“Because Kylie, keeping the truth from you is the only way I can ensure your safety. So call me stupid, but I’m happier, knowing that you are safe, and well, even though you don’t want to have anything to do with me. But at least you are well And that’s more than enough for me, Kylie. That’s enough for me.”
I stepped away from him so that his hands fell to the side.
“starting to believe that you love whatever life you live more than you love me. You would rather keep me from it, than just tell me, knowing that telling me would save us.”
“you’re the one who chooses to give us an ultimatum. You’re the one who chooses to put us on the line for this, Kyle. Not me.”
“because you wish for me to be in the dark.”
“It’s for the best,” he said firmly, and something in his eyes told me he was not changing his mind, and I found it unnerving “Okay,” I said. I wouldn’t push at it again. It was obvious that he wasn’t going to tell me the truth.
But I would find out. One way or the other. I would find out. That was a solemn vow.
