01-08-2025, 10:11 PM
Elyse looked down, thinking. Mae had alleviated a lot of her concerns. Worst case scenario - they were still friends. She had prepared the argument that Mae had used. She had proof she could be friends with an ex. Ex. Elyse hated that word right now. She understood though. It was up to her. It was whatever she wanted.
The problem was that now that she was thinking about it. She didn’t know what she wanted. She didn’t know if she wanted someone forever or not. She didn’t know if she could or could not accept that Mae might not ever return her love. Tears hadn’t come, even though she felt the pressure behind her eyes that usually precluded a cry. Maybe with all that had happened, she had no more tears to shed.
”Im not sure what I want,” Elyse finally said, unsure of how long she had remained silent. ”Maybe I should have thought about that more. I don’t know.” Elyse took Mae’s hand and squeezed it. ”I think, maybe I need to figure that out. And I think to do that, I’m going to need space. I don’t know how long that’s going to take. I hope this doesn’t anger you or hurt you, but I’m incredibly sorry if it does. I hope you understand.”
The problem was that now that she was thinking about it. She didn’t know what she wanted. She didn’t know if she wanted someone forever or not. She didn’t know if she could or could not accept that Mae might not ever return her love. Tears hadn’t come, even though she felt the pressure behind her eyes that usually precluded a cry. Maybe with all that had happened, she had no more tears to shed.
”Im not sure what I want,” Elyse finally said, unsure of how long she had remained silent. ”Maybe I should have thought about that more. I don’t know.” Elyse took Mae’s hand and squeezed it. ”I think, maybe I need to figure that out. And I think to do that, I’m going to need space. I don’t know how long that’s going to take. I hope this doesn’t anger you or hurt you, but I’m incredibly sorry if it does. I hope you understand.”