Shattered

" Marilyn." I gasped.

Marilyn's eyebrows knitted together looking between me and Harry in confusion.

" Sydney? Harry? What're you two doing here?" She asked. Her friend Kelsey came up at this time with a to-go box of pizza in her hands that I'm assuming they were picking up.

" What's going on?" Kelsey asked. No one answered her. My palms began to get moist and my head pounding with possible lies.

Or the fact that we've been caught. Haven't we?

" Getting pizza, obviously." Harry stated. I was mentally kicking him in the face.

Wait no, I was mentally kicking him in the stomach. I liked his face.

But I liked his stomach too. Was that weird?

I shook my head and came back to reality.

" I didn't know you two were friends?" Marilyn asked. Was she stupid?

" Well, we work together." I said. I felt guilty about asking myself if she was stupid. Of course she wasn't. I was becoming more like Harry. I'm not sure if that was a good thing.

I was even rambling to myself in my head. I was that nervous.

" Yeah I know, but from your stories Syd, it seems like you two are constantly fighting," Marilyn asked.

" Well we usually are," he chuckled. " But we decided to grab pizza after work. Do you want to join us?" Harry asked. I didn't know what was more dissapointing. The fact that our date was completely ruined or the fact that I was going to go behind my sister's back and do this. Marilyn was my best friend up until a few months ago when I began working at Chumps.

" Well, we actually just bought pizza to take home so you guys can just conintue what you were doing," Marilyn smiled stepping foward and kissing Harry. A cross of guilt and jealousy flamed through me. " See you at home Syd. Bye Harry," She smiled at him. He smiled back.

Why did she have to have so much trust in me? She was such a good big sister and I didn't deserve to have her.

I needed to make things right.

" Actually, I'll just go home with you since you already got pizza Mari. " I said. Marilyn turned around with a big smile on her face.

" Okay! C'mon!" She began walking towards her car with Kelsey.

I turned around and looked at Harry one last time. He looked confused and hurt all in one. I forced a smile. I didn't want to do this. Harry meant so much to me.

" Goodbye Harry."

I quickly whipped my head around before I could change my mind and ran after my sister and Kelsey to her car.

I hope he understands.

• Harry's pov •

I thanked The Lord above when Marilyn said Sydney and I can continue and get pizza by ourselfs. She was so understanding and I really just wanted to spend tonight with Sydney.

She stepped foward and gave me a kiss. I felt nothing between us when she kissed me, but when Sydney and I kissed, it felt like a fireworks show.

" See you at home Syd. Bye Harry," She smiled at me. I forced a smile back. She was my girlfriend, I guess.

" Actually, I'll just go home with you since you already got pizza Mari." Sydney spoke up. My eyes widened. Was she serious?

No! No fucking way.

Marilyn looked happy to hear this. " Okay! C'mon!" She said as she began walking to her car.

I felt numb. It's not like I could stop her cause that would raise suspicion to Marilyn.

I wanted to be with Sydney tonight, and only her. I didn't want to be alone.

Sydney turned and looked at me, and she gave me a look that I'll never forget. Her eyes screamed reality as she said,

" Goodbye Harry."

Then it came to me. This was it. She would tell Marilyn all that happened because that was the type of person Sydney Noble was. Sydney put other people's feelings infront Of her own. She only wanted things to be right. She loved Marilyn and I admired that of her.

She had the confidence to do this even though she knew it would ruin their relationship. Sydney was strong. So strong. She was strong in a way I know I could never be. And it was at this moment I knew I loved her. I loved her a lot.

She had a heavy heart, a messy soul, and wreck less mind, and I thought it was beautiful the way she carried herself.

But her back was to me, chasing her sister. She chose family over me.

It makes sense. She'll never love me the way I love her.

I know this. When she said those words 'Goodbye Harry', there was a certain tone in her voice that made me realize she didn't mean until next time. She meant forever.

Goodbye forever.

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