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Arabella's POVI lay in my bed and think about today.

I feel bad for not telling Gray I was leaving but I just didn't feel like doing anything after what happened with Ethan.

I understand what he meant though. That's why I didn't want to tell him.Because I didn't want to say goodbye to him. I wanted to stay and be best friends with them. I never wanted to leave to come to California because everything I wanted was in New Jersey.

I didn't want to have to say goodbye but I knew I didn't have a choice.But of course he made his choice of not saying goodbye.

I hear my phone ding and I pick it up to see an unknown number texted meUnknown: I'm really sorry Bella

Me: idk how u got my number Ethan but delete it from your contacts and don't message me.

Ethan: Bella please I'm sorry. Ik I should have said goodbye and I know I was acting immature and stupid but I WAS Immature and stupid. I was 14 and a dumbass who didn't understand there was nothing you could have done about it,

Me: seems like your still a dumb ass and stupid and immature obviously Me: if you would have still wanted to be my friend/ or talk to me. You could have gotten my number from Grayson sooner and texted me and you know it. But u didn't . Bc u knew you hurt me. And you decided to wait this long to try to fix what you did.

Ethan: I know.

I put my phone down and put my hands on my face groaning.

I wish none of this would have happened.

I think back to what Ethan was saying earlier when I sit up quickly.

"I used to like you Bella" repeated in my head.

He used to like me ?Like.. like like? Did he like me like I liked him?

Because I reaaaaaallly liked him.

But now he doesn't like me.And I am prettier now then I was before.

But he just wants to be my friend.

And I just want to be his friend right?Nothing more?No I don't want to be his friend.I don't want to talk to him.I don't like Ethan Dolan.

I don't want to like Ethan Dolan.I am not going to like Ethan DolanI will never like Ethan Dolan againI am not talking to Ethan Dolan.

Just Grayson.

And besides. Grayson is cute.And sweet. And cares about my feelings unlike Ethan.Because all Ethan cares about is himself.

I don't even know why I ever liked Ethan. Well maybe because he was sweet, and protective over me, and used to care about me, and would randomly hold my hand, and tell me sweet things and would not let me walk home in the dark, even though it was literally across the street, and so many more reasons.

But he wouldn't do that stuff now.

Right?