Yesterday, 02:58 PM
Elyse genuinely returned Mae’s smile. Elyse had a feeling Mae knew how this would end. Elyse was stressed, sad, and anxious. Mae would feel it, so Elyse took this as a sign that Mae was trying to let her know that it was okay. That meant something to Elyse.
”Hi Mae,” her response a little slower as she summoned the courage to speak. Elyse looked Mae in the eye. Elyse owed her that. ”Thanks for coming on such short notice, and thank you for giving me the space I needed to think things through.”
Elyse waited for Mae’s coffee to arrive before sighing and continuing. ”Ive been thinking about it a lot. About what I want. I’m still not sure about that 100%, but I do know that regardless of how I feel about that - a one sided relationship isn’t going to work out. I’ve thought about this every which way, trying to find a way I think I can keep this, but…” Elyse paused, wiping tears from her eyes. ”if we do that - the only thing I see happening, whether it be a month, three months, or a year, is it’s going to end badly because, I’ll grow to resent that you don’t return my feelings. I don’t want it to come to that, so I think the only option I see is that we end things now while we are still friends. That is something I really don’t want to lose.”
Elyse took a deep calming breath. ”Im sorry Mae - sorry for any hurt I have caused you either now or earlier and im sorry for my misunderstandings. I said earlier that I want to stay friends. I really want that. I hope you understand my decision.”
Elyse stopped and wiped her tears before taking a drink of her water. The conversation had hurt, but she had said what she felt she needed to say.
”Hi Mae,” her response a little slower as she summoned the courage to speak. Elyse looked Mae in the eye. Elyse owed her that. ”Thanks for coming on such short notice, and thank you for giving me the space I needed to think things through.”
Elyse waited for Mae’s coffee to arrive before sighing and continuing. ”Ive been thinking about it a lot. About what I want. I’m still not sure about that 100%, but I do know that regardless of how I feel about that - a one sided relationship isn’t going to work out. I’ve thought about this every which way, trying to find a way I think I can keep this, but…” Elyse paused, wiping tears from her eyes. ”if we do that - the only thing I see happening, whether it be a month, three months, or a year, is it’s going to end badly because, I’ll grow to resent that you don’t return my feelings. I don’t want it to come to that, so I think the only option I see is that we end things now while we are still friends. That is something I really don’t want to lose.”
Elyse took a deep calming breath. ”Im sorry Mae - sorry for any hurt I have caused you either now or earlier and im sorry for my misunderstandings. I said earlier that I want to stay friends. I really want that. I hope you understand my decision.”
Elyse stopped and wiped her tears before taking a drink of her water. The conversation had hurt, but she had said what she felt she needed to say.