She'd ruined him. There would be no chance for atonement, no matter how forgiving Cain was. The world Haley had built around fairy tales and an idealized romance had crumbled and there was nothing left but the dark void that Keida had created inside her heart. What had she done? What had they done? They'd destroyed Cain and themselves. Gone was the summer romance and innocent strawberry crushes. "I'm sorry," Haley's voice shattered as tears streaked how her flushed face. "You deserve better. You've always deserved better."  Those were the words she'd uttered as she moved deeper into the bathroom to avoid Keida's grip.<br/><br/>Her words had sealed his fate, and Cain (in his confusion and heady lust) lowered his head to his folded knees. In a way, he'd had his doubts, but never could he have imagined them to be true. He watched helplessly as Keida closed in on the girl he'd spent the majority of his life loving from after.<br/><br/>Haley held Keida back when he tried to kiss her, deflecting his hands as they tried to reach for her rumpled skirt. Earlier, he'd managed to make her feel sorry for him. Now, she didn't know whether or not she despised him more than she did herself. "Just go home Keida." It was over, for her and Cain, for her and Keida.<br/><br/>Her words seemed to reach him and slowly, after he'd done what he needed to do, he gathered himself and left her alone with Cain.<br/><br/>The golden boy was battered and bruised on her bathroom floor, and Haley could have sword she could see the broken pieces of his kind heart littered all around him. "You deserve better, Cain. You should... you should go home too." And then, because her heart still loved him even though she knew it was doomed, she crouched down onto the floor and hugged him tightly. "I'm so very sorry." Reaching for his hands, she pulled him up and waited to hear his piece.<br/><br/>Summer was ending, and in less than a week, she would no longer see either of the boys.