The tears welled up in my eyes as I ran. I felt light-headed. My mind was too busy racing with thoughts. There were many of them, all speaking up at once - but the main one was really quite simple. Seth had lied to me. But... he wouldn't do that. I mean, I knew Seth - I knew him. I did.
Only, one of the thoughts reminded me, he wasn't really Seth. Because he lied about that one too.
I tasted my bitter tears at the back of my throat. Was decieving me really all that funny? I was sure he had a laugh. All this time... I felt something horrible - a horrible realization - grow inside me. I pushed my feet faster, denying it.No, I argued against the facts. No; he didn't lie! He wouldn't do that!
Behind me, I could hear him trying to catch up. My breath was getting caught in my throat, and my chest ached, but I didn't stop running. I came with a jeans too, and that made the run harder, but I didn't care. I'd have given anything to be well away from him.
The tears were spilling, wet and warm, across my cheeks. I could feel the momentom pulling them back across my neck.
"Wait! Carole!" Seth called out, becoming dangerously close.
All my thoughts roared up, filling my head. I started crying out loud now too, embarassing loud wails escaping my mouth. My side hurt and I was sweating and uncomfortable. I slowed down to a walk, gulping the air, still half wailing. Seth caught up with a slight jog. He wiped his brow, pushing the out grown hair back. I'd told him about a million times to get it cut. He never listened.
He caught my hand, the hazel eyes desperate. His hand was warm and sweaty from the run. I could feel his pulse beating from our interwined hands. My thoughts went dead quiet.
"...Hate..." I said through my tears as our hands touched. I couldn't stand it that my voice was swallowed by my tears. "I hate you!" I cried. I hated the way my face looked when I was crying, but I didn't care now. Seth's hand slipped from mine. I turned around and started running again.
This time he didn't follow.
I ran straight into my room, and burried my head in my pillow. "Liar," I whispered at the thin air. "You're such a liar."
