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<I guess this is me from now on.>
I knew there were tears falling down my cheeks, but I didn’t care anymore.
I don’t know how long I cried. Tobias stayed through it, watching me from the window. It couldn’t be true. There had to be a way to get him back, some way.
<Jake,> he said finally.
"Tobias?" I whispered it, trying not to sob.
<I just wanted to—no.> He shook his head, such a human gesture that I had to smile. Then he looked away. When he looked back he kept his eyes on me. He was glaring—but no, that was just what his face—what the hawk’s face looked like.
"Tobias?"
<I’m sorry,> he said simply. <I—I wish things had gone differently.>
So do I, I wanted to scream.
<I l—I—I like you Jake. Liked. A lot.> A long pause. <Like like. There, I said it.>
My breath caught. "I—you—you never said—"
<Well, it doesn’t matter now, anyway,> he said, his voice bitter. <I shouldn’t have said anything. I’m sorry. I’ll go now.> He turned on the window sill.
"Tobias, wait!" I got up from the bed, but he was already gone.