Madeline sighed and pulled her hand away from Bobby, wishing she'd never opened the damn door. Although she hoped that Ellen's words were true, for she hated to think what effect it might have on Bobby if he found out she was mistaken, after getting his hopes up once again.
"I'll make some tea," she said, resigned and retreating towards the kitchen.
Bobby felt like just sinking onto the stairs, but he forced himself to walk down them instead, waving a hand at the couches and chairs in the living room in invitation as he sank down into one himself. "But he dumped me," he said quietly, confused and fighting desperately not to get his hopes up too high before he understood the full situation. It wasn't working as well as he would have liked. "If he wanted me to come back, why'd he dump me?"
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Madeline sighed and pulled her hand away from Bobby, wishing she'd never opened the damn door. Although she hoped that Ellen's words were true, for she hated to think what effect it might have on Bobby if he found out she was mistaken, after getting his hopes up once again.
"I'll make some tea," she said, resigned and retreating towards the kitchen.
Bobby felt like just sinking onto the stairs, but he forced himself to walk down them instead, waving a hand at the couches and chairs in the living room in invitation as he sank down into one himself. "But he dumped me," he said quietly, confused and fighting desperately not to get his hopes up too high before he understood the full situation. It wasn't working as well as he would have liked. "If he wanted me to come back, why'd he dump me?"