The Haunted’s Kiss of Regret and Repentance

I looked at Brixton as the two of us stood near the cliff. Shock was all over my face, and Brixton just sighed. He pulled me farther from the cliff when he realized that I was not moving an inch out of shock.

“Listen, Shyne, I know that it’s a confession that’s not supposed to be said after what happened to you here on the cliff, but…”

“Brixton. You can’t love me. You-you shouldn’t love me…” I whispered.

Brixton’s face turned sad, and his smile was gone. It was replaced by a frown, and his eyes showed the sadness inside. We were silent for a few seconds, but he held my right hand, and he gave me a half smile that was forced.

“Shyne, I know that your situation with Rian and your family is complicated, but I also know that you feel something for me. I see it in our eyes and the way we fit together perfectly.”

“Brixton, I can’t…I can’t do this…” I said as I looked down and gently pulled my hand from his hold. His hands fell to his side, and he just stared at me as I did my best to stop myself from crying.

“Shyne, I want to help you with Rian’s curse, because we both know you deserve to love whoever you want without that bastard’s threats. I can’t exactly meet all the standards that your parents require, but I’m willing to try. Please, babe, give me a chance even if you don’t believe I can meet their conditions…please.” He said softly.

My tears fell as I listened to his words. He wasn’t afraid of the shadows because he couldn’t really be bothered by them as much as they bother me. He wiped my tears, and I stepped back to stop him from touching me more.

“Brixton, we are graduating in two weeks. I’ll leave this place right after and go to another country to study and train to fully take over the family business. I still need to break this stupid curse, because if I work on a company that stresses me, there’s a good chance that I won’t have enough control over my emotions, and I’d lose my mind. I’m not the kind of person that you should love, Brixton. I’m-I’m so sorry.”

Brixton’s eyes were becoming glossy, and he nodded his head without saying a word.

“Let’s go back then, Shyne. By the look on your face earlier, you didn’t intend to be here, and you shouldn’t be here.” he said as he gestured for me to go back to the tent first.

The two of us walked back side by side, but none of us said a word. A few minutes later, I could see the dim light of our campsite. Brixton grabbed my hand and stopped me so we both faced each other.

He let go of my hand, and he looked at me with a sad but determined look. He gave me a warm smile, and I felt hurt that I couldn’t give him the same smile because of everything that happened to me tonight.

“Shyne, I know you said that I shouldn’t love you, but I can’t promise you that. I can promise to give you the time and space you need, and I’ll wait.”

“Brixton. Please. Waiting will only make things more complicated and…”

“I know. I know that it would make things complicated and a bit weird. I’m not asking you to be with me and pressure you into choosing me. I’m waiting to see whether you and I are meant to be or not. I believe that whoever was meant for us will always find a way to go back to us.” he said with a small smile of hope. I smiled a bit and nodded my head.

We got back to the camp, and Abby was just about to go back inside when she saw us come out in front of the woods.

“Shyne! I thought… I mean, you were.. Uhh…” She stuttered as she looked at Brixton and then me. Her eyes shifted from my face to Brixton’s and she blushed hard.

“Sorry for interrupting you two. I guess you heard me calling. I’ll just go back to the tent and you two can carry on with whatever you were doing in the woods. Not that I know what you’re doing, but… I mean.. Umh, okay. Good night!” She said as she stuttered and hurriedly went back to our tent and zipped it back up.

Brixton and I looked at each other, and we shared an awkward laugh before we bid our goodbyes and went to our respective tents. I was zipping my tent’s door when Abby suddenly bolted back up in a sitting position with Dina, and the two had wide smiles.

“I’m sorry I disturbed the two of you back there Shyne, you guys should have just gone back to the woods.” Abby said as Dina giggled.

“Abby, nothing happened between us. I was sleepwalking, and he saw me and woke me up before I nearly fell over the cliff.”

The two of them stopped giggling and worried looks on their faces.

“I’m fine guys. He was fast, so he pulled me back quickly, and we walked back just in time for Abby to see us. You should just go back to sleep guys. Tomorrow’s hike back home would be just as hard.”

The two of them said their goodnights to me and to each other, and went back to sleep.

“Brixton…” I whispered as tears fell from my eyes while I laid on my side of the tent. I couldn’t erase the fact that saying no to him hurts so much. I wanted to tell him how much I love him too, but I knew that I couldn’t.

In the morning the hike back was a bit awkward between me and Brixton, and the group noticed, but they tried their best to not make us feel weird. The girls talked to me about random stuff, and so did the boys with Brixton. I was thankful that they didn’t push us.

Upon reaching the city, we all went our separate ways, but Brixton suddenly pulled me to a corner.Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.

“I said I’ll wait for you, Shyne. But while I wait, can we still be best friends? I don’t want this to break our friendship apart. I want you in my life whether as my girlfriend or as my wingman if we both fall in love with other people. please , Shyne?”

I smiled and nodded. I hugged him, but this time, our hug was longer. It was as if we convey our feelings through that one hug. We released each other after a long hug, and I kissed his cheek before bolting away and running towards my car.

“That was so cheesy, Shyne.” I screamed when someone was sitting on the chair beside the driver’s seat with me.