Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer.
I swallowed, my throat suddenly so dry I wasn't sure I could make sound come out.
I took a deep breath. "I'm sorry I'm such a rotten person," I whispered. "I'm sorry I've been so selfish. I wish I'd never met you, so I couldn't hurt you the way I have. I won't do it anymore, I promise. I'll stay far away from you..."
"That's not much of an apology." He said bitterly.
I couldn't make my voice louder than I whisper. "tell me how to do it right."
"What if I don't want you to go away? What if I'd rather you stayed, if you're trying to make things up to me?"
"That won't help anything. It was wrong to stay with you when we wanted such different things. It's not going to get better. I'll just keep hurting you. I don't want to hurt you anymore. I hate it." My voice broke.
He sighed. "Stop. You don't have to say anything else, I understand."
He stood quietly for a moment, staring at the ground, and I fought against the urge to go and put my arms around him. To comfort him.
And then his head snapped up. "well, you're not the only one capable of self-sacrifice," he said, his voice stronger. "Two can play at that game."
"What?"
"I've behaved pretty badly myself. I've made this so much harder for you than I needed to. I could have given up with good grace in the beginning. But I hurt you too."
"This is my fault."
"I won't let you claim all the blame here."
-I dont understand why you hang around.
explane.
