More from the Tell Her series. Yeah, I hadn't realized it was a series either, but it suddenly went and had parts, and then an ending. It's kinda wild. I'm working on the end now.
She pushed
her hair behind her ear, expression pained. "I know I'm not the only
one who makes your life crappy midweek every week, but I usually try not to be
one of those people," she said, ending on a note that made it sound more
like a question than a statement. "So I kinda feel bad."
She pushed her hair back again, even though there was nothing to push.
He shrugged. "It's okay. It happens every week."
"I know, but..."
"You feel bad."
"Yeah. So I kinda wanna make it up to you."
He chuckled. "Don't worry about it."
Her nose scrunched and her lip curled as her expression became more pained.
He chuckled again, turning away from her as he brought his elbows up onto the desk and laced his fingers together. When he looked at her again, she was more forlorn. "You really want to do something to make it up to me," he said.
He shrugged. "It's okay. It happens every week."
"I know, but..."
"You feel bad."
"Yeah. So I kinda wanna make it up to you."
He chuckled. "Don't worry about it."
Her nose scrunched and her lip curled as her expression became more pained.
He chuckled again, turning away from her as he brought his elbows up onto the desk and laced his fingers together. When he looked at her again, she was more forlorn. "You really want to do something to make it up to me," he said.
