I Can Feel The Pressure.

I stared at my silent phone and sighed heavily. It was 3 hours passed the time Alex said he would call me. In those 3 hours of antisipation I thought alot about our relationship and how every time he said he would call, he never did.1

"Haley?" The voice came from my doorway. I looked up to find Alex leaning up against the door frame. I smirked and threw my phone onto the small couch near the window.2

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"Look who it is, whats your excuse this time?" I hissed crossing my legs indian style and resting my chin on my hand. Alex sighed and stuck his hands into his pockets.4

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"I'm sorry, Haley. I got caught up at work, Jim didnt come in today so i had to take his shift." He said taking a step closer to me on my bed.6

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"Really?" I asked dropping my hand and blinking away the tears. He nodded and held out his hand for me to hold. I didnt budge. "Well, you could have called me to tell me you were working late."8

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Alex let his hand fall and he nodded, his brown hair fell into his eyes and curled to the right. "I know, Haley. I'm really sorry. I didnt even think about it."10

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"It feels like every time you tell me you will call me or you will come over, you always end up not calling me until the next day! Do you understand where im coming from or are you totally lost, as always?"12

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Alex shook his head and threw up his hands. "I'm sorry that I am working hard so I can earn money to get you nice things and to take you out to nice places! I didnt know that-that was so bad!"14

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I scoffed. "I can live without that stuff, Alex! All I want is for you to be with me. Thats all I need. Dont you get that? Do you know how much time you have wasted 'working'?"16

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His face softened and he sat next to me on my bed. "I didnt realize you felt so strongly about this."18

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I didnt give in, I had to do this. "Thats exacally what is wrong. You dont realize anything anymore. I think we need some time apart."20

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Alex 's face was blank but his eyes said it all. He was hurt, torn apart att eh seams. Just like me.22

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"If that's what you want, fine." He finally whispered standing up and walking towards the door. Before he left he turned around and waved. I closed my eyes and put my head in my hands.24

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When I reopened them, he was gone.26

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