e the elevator. Christian followed suit, his brow furrowed. He looked at Aaron

a piece of advice. Your girlfriend had a guy with her last night. Tsk. Seems like you're not maki

osed. "What the hell was that?! Who was that jerk?" He asked, annoyed. I shook my head

dded, holding back my tears. He let go and le

ar and drove home. Shit. I felt like trash. I entered the mansion and was relieved to

ting or checking my phone. It was already ten o'clock when I decided to s

t satisfied. I grabbed my phone from the bedside table. Theia had called. I didn't call her back b

t I decided to just shrug it off. I sat at the bar counter and or

h position would be suitable if we were to have sex. Wow, su

e face to face. He laughed. The sound grated on me.

ordering a drink. I shrugged and drank the last drop of m

ot up. What's it to him? Annoyed, I stood up and left

fed. I don't always smoke, only when I'm feeling troubled. A

a familiar voice echoed. "So you smoke now, too.

rs? After all those rude things he's done, he's still going to bother me

rag. "I said stop Cassidy! You're putting your health at risk!" He snatched the ciga

k. But he snatched it before I could even put it in my mouth. My temper skyrocketed. "Bullshit! What

ern look. "You

ut I just couldn't bring myself to do it. I settled f

Cassidy I once loved in you anymore." He said, looking into my eyes

elt a rush of pity for myself. I almost wanted to laugh at myself right now. It's like my knees went weak. "Y

is is just too much. But I can't retaliate, because I know he has a r

like this. I've always been nice and timid. But I guess I've unlocked

doesn't make me alive. I just exist. That's all. Free? I felt free... a

y fucking life. I felt like an empty shell. Goo

my throat and tried to look nonchalant. "I heard you have your own company

. "Yeah. Thanks for that

n't, I wouldn't have achieved this. So, t

. Because I was the ob

any sound from escaping. He's

know you're angry." I wanted to tell him that I never really left. I

right? The kind where you're falling so hard, and then you're suddenly left. The kind where you can't imagine your life without t

his time unable to s

Is that all you have to say?! Is your sorry enough for all the pain?! Your sor

enrage him further. He was right; I couldn't erase his pain. "Dam

w. Because I experienced it too. I

rt too, like me. But then I realized, of c

so you wouldn't chase after me. But you did. An

you go so you could pursue your dreams, hoping that when you achi

t. I was really, really foolish.

uld see