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On the rollercoaster, a little boy threw up on me. His mother apologized profusely and scolded the child.‘’I told you I didn’t want to come on the ride. I’m scared of heights.’’ The boy cried.‘’Hey, if fine. There is no need to cause a fuss,’’ I said, trying my best not to gag.When the rollercoaster did another loop, the little boy threw up on me again and never thought I would find myself wishing for my favorite ride to end so badly.When the ride came to an end, I gave the woman a tight smile as she apologized again.‘’Well, I guess you hate that ride now, huh?’’ Aaron said.‘’No, I need to go wash this off.’’Aaron followed me to the restroom.When I came out, I noticed that Aaron wasn’t there and thought that he must be in the restroom as well.I walked over to where a man was playing a shooting game.Up on winning, the man turned to the first woman he saw and planted a long kiss on their lips. That woman was me and when he pulled away, I stood there in horror, not knowing how

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I drove around mindlessly for a while, knowing that Aaron would never give me a second thought. It wasn’t even just the fact that he was with Jolie, but we just weren’t meant to be.No matter what mom said or that girl from that store, Aaron and I were polar opposites.‘’So, are you just going to drive around in circles, or will we actually stop to get some food?’’‘’What?’’ I asked, coming out of my daze.‘’You past that school three times already, are you sure you are ok?’’‘’Yeah, I’m fine. Where do you want to go eat?’’ I asked.‘’Dick’s Drive-In,’’ he said.And I couldn’t help but think that his words had double meaning.‘’Dick’s it is.’’Aaron laughed at what I said.‘’What?’’ I glanced at him quickly.‘’Nothing,’’ he quickly said.I gripped the steering wheel, now wishing that I hadn’t taken it up on myself to drive Aaron around. I should have just left him to sulk like everybody else was doing.I shouldn’t have shown that I cared, but I did. And I doubt he would be doing the s

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When I went back to my seat, Aaron looked up at me and took my hand.‘’Listen, I’m sorry for what I said. It’s just that… I still have feeling for you Mia. I always had, and with you being here with me is making it hard for me. You have no idea how much I try to hide it and can’t.’’I tried to say something, but he stopped me. ‘’I know that it is bad to feel like this, but you… you are always good to me, even when I’m being an asshole to you. You get me, see through the walls I put up and break them down every time, no one else can do that. I always try to hide it and can’t.’’‘’And if I’m being truthful, I never wanted you to show up at Johnathan’s funeral but when I saw you in the backyard… I just couldn’t hide it anymore but had to for the sake of Jolie. I feel horrible because it’s like I’m using her. She is so kind but…’’Aaron reached up and push my hair behind my ears and I hope those girls aren’t watching. I glanced around but we are the only ones still in Dick’s Drive-In.‘’I

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I guess Aaron caught a woman’s eyes, because she moved in and tried to dance with us, mostly him but he turned away and focused his attention back on me. He then moved so we were pushed further onto the dance floor.Someone soon bumped into us, spilling their drink on Aaron’s shirt.“You have got to be kidding me,’’ Aaron said, wiping the drink from his arm.‘’S… soo…sorry.’’ The clearly intoxicated person said then wobbled away.After about a minute, a woman walked up to us and handed Aaron a drink.‘’Hi, I’m Brianna. You can call me Bri, maybe we can get to know each other a little better?’’ She gave him a flirtatious smile.I began to back up as to not spoil anyone’s fun, even though Aaron was with Jolie, it was up to him on how he spends the remainder of time he had left.‘’Thank you, but I’m here with someone already.’’Even through the rapid changes of the lights, I could see him pointing a thumb in my direction and I wanted to smile.‘’We can make it a three sum them.’’Wow, sh

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I wiped away the tears that were pouring down my face."Are you ok there, little lady?" The bouncer asked."I'm fine, I just got a bit overwhelming in there." It wasn't a complete lie. What Aaron did was just too much because I knew he didn't mean it. We were just caught up in the moment."Mia, are you ok? Why are you crying?" Aaron asked, coming out to stand by me."Nothing, can we just go?"The bouncer looked between the both of us."Are you sure you are ok? Is this guy bothering you? Maybe I should call you an Uber."I gave the bulking bald guy a smile.It was awfully nice of him."No, there is no need for that. Aaron is just my stepbrother."I said that, so both Aaron and I could both understand that nothing could happen between us.The bouncer still sized up Aaron, as he did the same."Ok, just be careful."Aaron removed his jacket and placed it over my shoulder even though the hot was hot.As we walked back to the house, a couple bumped into us, but it clear they were drunk, an

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I lay in bed, and two hours had passed since I last tried to masturbate and sleep.I felt so miserable and almost like crying, but I couldn’t let Aaron have this hold on me.I am a big girl, fuck him.Then a message came on him phone.Mom: Are you and Aaron back?Me: We are.Mom: How did it go between you two?Me: Nothing happpedn its 2am, I'm going to bed.Mom: Are you going to just let him leave like that, there are so much tension between you two. Me: It doesn't matter, Aaron loves Jolie. We talked and established that there was nothing between us.Mom: All I'm saying is, don't let this opportunity pass.Me: Good night, mom.Mom: Good night honey.I sighed and placed my phone on the bedside table, it vibrated and I wanted to tell mom to just give it a rest, but it was from Aaron.Aaron: Sorry about what I said, I just have to get a few things off my chest.Me: Good night, Aaron.I didn't want to hear shit from him, he had said enough and I was hurting.I still couldn't believe him

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By 4 p.m., I was driving Aaron to the airport. I gripped the steering wheel while doing so and was glad when we arrived at departure.I thought Aaron would have gotten out of the car, but he sat there.''Aren't you going to say goodbye?" He asked.Honestly, I didn't want to because I didn't know how."Mia.""Goodbye, Aaron," I said and waited for him to leave so I could move on with my life."Could you at least help me with my luggage?"But truly, he didn't need any help. He had only two small carry-ons. One that belonged to him and the other to Jolie."Sure."We got out of the car and helped Aaron to roll on of the carry-on to the sliding door.He took it from me, our hand touched, and I pulled back."Safe flight," I told him."Safe drive home."I nodded, and instead of either of us walking away, we stood there and stared at each other.I hugged myself, not knowing what to say to him.His phone rang, and I let out a breath."Hey babe," he answered.I nodded to myself and walked back

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Aaron never contacted me, and I didn't do the same, but what was there to even talk about?I couldn't deny that I was a bit sad, I was hoping to get a message, but it never came, and I knew it was all for the best.I didn't let my mind get consumed with thoughts of Aaron. Instead, I indulged myself in school and my internship. These were the best to happen to me, and I want to change the way people see food.So I couldn't allow myself to fall down a path where all I thought about was Aaron.So what if I never heard from Aaron again? I deserved to be happy, and I couldn’t live with knowing that I am someone's second choice.I was doing well, only occasionally thinking about Aaron, mostly at nights just before going to bed.I imagined that he might have been married to Joile by now. She might even be pregnant, and they are happy to start their family together.A knock came on my door, I looked at the clock by my bedside and saw that it was only 10 pm."Comin," I said after the knock ca

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After what happened in my bedroom with Aistin, I saw him only once around campus, and he didn't even look at me. I never laid eyes on him again, and it left me to wonder if he would see me around and go the other way.Maybe I should take his advice and sort shit out with Aaron, but how can I? He was happy with Jolie, and she loved him."Hey, I ran into your guy," Ellie said, coming into the living room"My guy?" I asked, confused."Austin.""Oh, no. He isn't my guy.""No wonder he didn't even look at me when I tried to talk to him. Was he a one a done type of guy?"At first, I didn't respond, I buried my face into my pillow and screamed."I guess that night didn't go well."I talked into the pillow."What? Your voice is muffled.""I accidentally called him Aaron. Twice."Ellie burst out laughing, and I looked up at her."I guess we had the same type of night.""What are you talking about?" I asked, and she came to sit beside me."I went back to hmm, Cory's apartment, and I accidental

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I woke up with a throbbing pain behind my eyes, and the night before came rushing back and I became sad all over again.I was just that to was Sunday, else I didn't know how I would make it through class or work.I lay in bed for a while, thinking that I mayb just change my name and move to a different country all together. This was just too much to take, first I was plagued with the thoughts of Aaron and now this.I heard a laugh and I jumped out of bed, when I opened the door, my stomach grumbled to the smell of bacon frying."Ellie, are you cooking?" I asked, entering the small kitchen then froze.I never expected to see Aaron here, much less around the stove with an apron tied around his waist and flipping pancakes."What's going on here?" I asked.Aaron turned to look at me."Good morning sleepy head.""What are you doing here?""Making food for you and Ellie.""No, I mean what are you doing in California?""I came to make sure you are alright, I know that this can't be easy on

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