Tom's POV

I drove up to her dorm, turning to Eva, leaning in and tasting lips. Stroking her round face, she leaned in my hand holding it close to her face, before turning and biting her lip. Reaching for the door she swung it open throwing over her legs and walking out of the car. I wanted her to stay, The feeling of her going left me in an incomplete state. I miss her already, watching her walk up to her dorm I noticed she turned around.

Taking in a glimpse of her gleaming eyes she blew me a kiss and a smile formed against my lips. It was easy to fall for her, and it scared me how fast I did. I fell for every inch of her, the way her lips parted when she was clueless and how smart she was. The way she clung to me when he had sex, her muffled moans and the birthmark of her ankle that I would kiss when she slept. I wanted her so badly, to take her home after a long day, run her a bath, and read to her. And give her all the nice things I could possibly give. Buy her all the books she wanted, fuck her in all the ways she wanted. She's driving me mad. Hesitantly I started my car, disinterested in leaving. In reality I wanted her to take me by the hand, up the stairs and into her dorm. And nervously pat her bed, waiting for me to undress her. Waiting for me to lean into her neck and kiss her, bite her. We equally put each other in a trance. Distracted by a ping on my phone, I reached for it, switching it on squinting at the brightness of the screen. It was from her, reading " ew I miss you already". I smiled resting in my seat. Typing back, "I miss you too Eva". She didn't know I was still in the parking lot and a part of me contemplated going up the stairs to her room, to make love to her on that faulty bed I begged her to change. I was distracted with another text, my smile seizing in finding out it was from and unknown number.

"Hey", replying with a hello and a question mark. The unknown person wrote back. "Hello it's Maddie, Eva's friend". I frowned, questioning how she had gotten my number. Since our last encounter didn't really go so well. Eva passed out and through out the whole fiasco she told me to leave her apartment threatening to call the police. I didn't leave, being that I couldn't just leave Eva in that state.

"we need to talk", she texted. I replied with an "about what". Taking a while to reply I completely forgot about the text. Managing to drive home being unaware.

Finally getting home, I took a shower before finally being reminded of the text. Clicking on the unknown number which was supposedly Maddie. I encountered a long paragraph, worried, I read the text.

"This text isn't supposed to be an apology, so don't expect one. But I just wanted to say that you and Eva are making a big mistake. Not only are you her professor and it being highly inappropriate. It's not a healthy relationship for Eva, regarding her past and how easily she is manipulated. Eva probably didn't tell you this but she only wanted you to come to that little family reunion because she wanted to make her Uncle..or dad I really don't know, jealous. That's how she is, long story short, when her dad divorced her mom her uncle Chris, moved in with them and began dating her mom. And well, sadly... they had a sexual relationship which is disgusting of him. Ever since then Eva has been obsessed with him. I don't know maybe she felt attached to him, but she has this really sick perception of love. She probably only likes you because you remind her of her dad. And she only brought you there because she wanted to show Chris that she could get someone else. She's a jealous girl so you would probably not keep her, she's jealous of her mom for getting Chris. You know those weird dreams I suppose you noticed since you literally slept with the her. She used to have them frequently when she was talking to a new guy or they did anything sexual. She obviously needs help, and your'e not helping. I don't want to be the one to get in between the two of you, but if I were you I would just leave her alone. Advice her to seek help because she never listens to me about it...that's if you really love her. Just saying, and if you don't I'll just have to tell the school authorities. We wouldn't wanna take it that far would we?"

Reading the text, my heart sank. A million thoughts ran through my head but all I could think about was Eva. No words could explain how I wanted to apologize to her. For not only being so ignorant to her hidden hints that she wasn't really okay.

I couldn't shake of the feeling that I let her down in some way. I could have been there for her a bit more, how her mood changed when she saw Chris. The pieces started to form together, of why she cried. And I just let her go home thinking she was being dramatic. But again do I really want to believe the words from Maddie, the same friend that hates my guts? A headache formed on the side of my head, wincing at the pain I turned to the water bottle I kept by my bed. Downing it in one go, while taking out my anger on the blameless bottle.

"I'm fucked"