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“up on that rooftop you told me that you don't care”
“turn all the lights off, so where do we go from here?”
Andrew shut his laptop.
But it was too late. The words were already etched into his brain.
His cousin had messaged him that Neil had released an interesting new song. That it was gaining rapid popularity, and deserved a listen, which was true, but unfortunate.
Andrew had broken up with Neil the month before. He didn't believe in regret. But for a moment...
“It hurts like hell, like nothing I’ve ever felt, why am I doing it to myself”
“when I know you’re tired of trying”
“up on that rooftop you told me I’m wasting tears”
It was the most personal pop song Andrew had ever heard, and he hated it somewhere deep.
His phone was burning a hole in his pocket.
Before he could stop himself Neil’s contact was pulled up and the phone was at his ear.
“I heard it”
Neil’s hum was a touch bored “and what did you think of it”
“My reasons for breaking up were valid. You’ve been busy touring and now you’re not..” Andrew put a sneer in his voice “tied down”
The silence on the line was deafening. Andrew looked down to see the call was still running.
Neil’s interruption was sharp and the anger in his voice was barely held off “Did I ever imply that I wouldn’t make time for you or that I would run off with someone else while on the road Andrew? or did you decide that then was a perfectly dandy time to decide that long distance would be too much effort and that we weren’t worth it? hmm?”
Andrew scowled “there was no we-”
The sound of Neil hanging up on him cuts off the end of his argument.
Andrew stabs the call button again before it rings out and hits Neil’s voicemail asking him to leave a message at the tone.
“I’ll be where you are in twelve hours. We, are talking about...” Andrew takes a breath “our relationship”