When I said I wanted us to wait until we met each other, it was before him, it was because I was afraid I’d run again. I don’t handle anxiety well. And, no, I figured the wet thing out for myself, on my own, out of curiosity. I’m confused and I’m tired of feeling like a bad guy. I don’t think you’re trying to make me feel that way, but I do. Because I miss being the friend to comfort you.
Molly, don’t doubt that I don’t know what you’re going through. I understand. I spent most of my life weeping and crying and drowning in the pain you are. Knowing my mother was so close, but so far away, choosing to be so far away. I know the pain. And I’m sorry I’m causing it. Is it truly so wrong that I tried to hide it from you? To protect you from it?
And what was I suppose to say to you? ‘Oh hey, I know you’re going through a hard time right now, but, um, I like a boy and we’re going out. LOL KAY BAI’?
I have never been good enough for you. You’ve doubted my feelings. You’ve doubted my honesty. You’ve doubted my ability to love you. You’ve doubted everything. And to be honest, that’s okay, it never bothered me, and I’ve always been happy to prove myself to you again and again.
God, Molly, I wish you’d see how worth you are for everything. You listen to your friends, there’s a hell of a lot better out there then me. I just don’t understand, why can’t you see? Why trail you along when you’re over there and I’m here? I told you we had to wait, didn’t I? Not because Will was in my life, no, but because I can’t be there for you. Like you can’t for me. You need someone who isn’t running away from reality, who doesn’t jump from obsession to obsession, who may or may not lapse out of it for a few months.
I guess I can’t grasp the full understanding of reality, my argument would be invalid.
And then I’m filled with so much longing that I feel like I’m cheating emotionally. Because I want to always be that one person to make you laugh. Because I always want to be that one friend to make you feel better. Because I can never see you out of my life. Ever. You crack a grin, so I crack a grin, and we’re both laughing, and that’s how it should be. I feel torn.
Guilty guilty guilty.
Today was almost like how it always is. I don’t want you to hurt. I like your happiness. I won’t let you read.