Far Away From You
Pierce's POV
I'm exhausted, dizzy and sleepy when I got inside Lexi's condo unit. Mom was the one who greeted me. and she looked worried
I held her shoulders and hugged. "Mom. Where is she?"
"She's still in the bathroom. How's Kelly? I'm sorry. I just couldn't convince Lexi to come out."
I nodded at her. "You can go home now and rest, mom, I'll handle this."
She nodded. "Okay. Talk to her calmly. Whatever your decision will be, I'll be here to support you."
Clenching my jaws, I nodded again. After mom left, I knocked dn the bathroom.
"Lexi..."
"Pierce?" Her voice was shaky and hesitant.
I took a deep breath. "Come out. Let's talk."
The door swung open and Lexi threw herself at me. She looked so happy but when I pulled her arms from my neck, her smile slowly faded. "Let's talk about us now.
She smiled again. Her eyes twinkled. "You're here because you chose me, right? Let's get married. I already chose my wedding dress and your- ""Lexi, I want out."
Her forehead creased. "What?"
I clenched my jaws and sucked my breath as I stared into her eyes. "I'm tired of this, Lexi. I'm sorry."
"What? What?" She screamed. "What are you saying? You can't do this to me. Pierce! I will really kill myself this time!"
was right? This was
realized what she just said. She slowly shook her head and tried to touch my cheek but I took a step back and looked at her with anger. "No! No, Pierce. You can't do this to me. You can't leave
her more. I can't be with her when my heart yearns for Kelly. This will make the both
Pierce! No! No! I can't
head. 1 can't stay
burst into tears and tried to reach me again but I took another
my feelings weren't messy, this
this stunt again. I-I
for us. You set me free, Pierce. You gave me another reason to live. If you leave me, what's the point of
un Away From You
her and squatted in front of her. I caressed her cheeks. She remained sitting on the floor, so
deserve someone better. Someone who will love you the
the only one for
ruining your life. I'm sorry for hurting you. I'm
at her before I slowly turned my back and left. I can hear her screaming my name with so
is hard, but I know she will get over me. She's just another victim of my messy feelings. The fault is in
because she just gave birth. I will just wait for her to fully recover and adjust to a motherhood's life and after that, I will leave her and finally let her have the life
few people and a group of firetrucks were there. Scattered in front of a burning house were firemen, trying to
said there's a woman and a baby inside that house
my God!
and my vision was becoming blurry as I slowly walked towards the burning house. I didn't care about the fire, I only wanted to get inside and find Kelly and the
my way.
get close. It's
I pushed him. "No!"
the debris is
NO! I NEED TO
"Sir..."
to run towards the burning house
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