As I sat there with three of my best friends I started to think about how I was going to do it. How I was going to break up with Catherine. Finally it came to me, I picked up my phone to see what she was doing after work.
Me: Hey, what are you doing after work?
Catherine: Nothing, why what's up?
Me: I just needed to talk to you about something
Catherine: Everything okay?
Me: Yeah (No it wasn't)
Catherine: Okay, see you around 7
Me: Okay see you then
I then put my phone down and sigh. "What?" Calum asks. "I just told Catherine that I needed to talk her about something." "Well isn't that good?" Ema asks. I shake my head, "No because she's coming over tonight and I don't know what I'm going to say to her." "Well shit, what were you thinking?!" Michael says. "I don't know!" "Well think of something!" "No shit sherlock!" I say trying to think of something. Hmmmm maybe something like, 'Catherine you're an amazing and beautiful girl and all, but I don't really think it's working out. I hope we can still be friends?' nah that's too basic. Well if all else fails, I could go with that as bad as it sounds. I then turn to ask my friends and they shake their heads and agree it's basic. "How about 'Look Catherine, I think you're an amazing girl but I don't think it was meant to be. But I will always be there for you when you need me.' or some shit like that." Ema says. "That works!" I say while Calum and Michael nod in agreement. The time flew by quickly and before I knew it the clock read 6:58. A few more minutes and I'll be breaking up with an amazing girl, but I can't be selfish it's not fair. I sat there in thought thinking of all that could happen. All the things that could go wrong. 7:00 and she's not here, maybe she's running late? Soon 15 minutes pass, then 20. The sun was now set, so I could see her headlights shine through the window. I take a deep breath and wait for her to come in. "Hey Ash. You wanted to talk?" She says. "Uhm yeah, can we uh go outside?" I ask nervously. "Uh yeah sure." she says following me to the back porch. We take a seat at the table and I notice Michael, Ema, and Calum peeking through the window. I try to ignore it and do what's best. "What's up?" she says eager to know why I wanted to talk to her. Little does she know what's about to spill out of my mouth. I don't know what to say now that she's in front of me, so I decide to go with what Ema said. "Look Catherine, I think you're an amazing girl but I don't think it was meant to be. But I will always be there for you when you need me." I finally manage to say. Her jaw drops as tears begin to fill her eyes. I try and hug her, but she pushes me away before storming off. Maybe it's her way of dealing with it, maybe she's mad, maybe she's hurt, I will never know exactly what she was thinking after I said those words. I shouldn't want to know, but maybe I do.