[He takes a moment. Presses down the immediate annoyance that bubbles up with the suspicion that Abel had not been listening beyond what he needed to hear to get his own feelings bruised.
There's a soft breath, in, then out.]
I told you that I was going to break things off with him. Even if that isn't how things went, why would I come to you first to talk about that when you would have told me not to, and that would have been the last thing I wanted to hear.
[He's not looking at Abel directly, rather focusing on something on the other side of the room.]
I spoke to him an hour ago and then came straight here. No middle men, no taking my time to figure out how I was gonna say it. Things changed in a way I didn't expect them to and I told you, immediately. Thinking I'd do it this way because I was deliberately trying to get back at you is— [His voice goes a little tense. He forces it back.]
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Date: 2025-02-28 02:05 pm (UTC)There's a soft breath, in, then out.]
I told you that I was going to break things off with him. Even if that isn't how things went, why would I come to you first to talk about that when you would have told me not to, and that would have been the last thing I wanted to hear.
[He's not looking at Abel directly, rather focusing on something on the other side of the room.]
I spoke to him an hour ago and then came straight here. No middle men, no taking my time to figure out how I was gonna say it. Things changed in a way I didn't expect them to and I told you, immediately. Thinking I'd do it this way because I was deliberately trying to get back at you is— [His voice goes a little tense. He forces it back.]
That isn't fair.