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My themach dropped. “What kind of questions?”
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*the doesn’t sound happy,” my friend continued. “Jest.. watch your back, okay?!
That night, I lay awake staring at the ceiling, the weight of everything pressing down on me.
chedout to Alex, hadn’t encouraged him to keep contacting me that my mere existence seemed to be enough to create cracks in their engagement.
And no matter how hard i tried to maintain distance, it wasn’t working.
A few days later, Alex showed up again, this time at my apartment.
Topened the dou to find him standing there, looking disheveled and exhausted.
“What are you doing here?” tasked, my voice laced with frustration
“I needed to see you,” he said, his tone pleading
“Wex, this has to stop ”
[know,” he said, cunning a hand through his hair. “But I don’t know how.
“Try harder,” Esnapped, crossing my arms. “This isn’t fair to anyone.”
#1’m trying, ” he said, his voice breaking slightly. “But every time I think about moving on, I think about you.
Jilmed thy eyes, willing myself in stay strong “You need to figure out what you want, Alex. And until you do, you need to leave me alone.”
He nodded, his shoulders slamping in defeat. “You’re right. I’ll ga
He turned and walked away, and as I watched him disappear down the hallway, a part of me wondered if i
But deep down, I wasn’t sure it ever wouldle.
