No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

"I'll make it right for what my dad did."

My heart felt as if it had been struck by a blunt instrument.

I turned to him, asking, "Ernest, are you accepting that verdict then? You've been digging into this, haven't you? Your investigation led you to believe your dad messed with the brakes, causing my parents' accident?"

We'd suspected as much before, and he'd promised to get to the bottom of it and give me closure.

But now, without any closure, he seemed to accept a conclusion not even the police could firmly make.

What was this? A brush-off, or did he actually want me to resent him because of his father's actions?

Ernest wouldn't meet my gaze, staying silent.

Thinking about his decision to end things, my chest tightened, "Ernest, did you know this all along? Is that why you broke up with me"

"No," his response was firm.

My heart fluttered as he looked down at the raindrops hitting the ground, "Felicia, I'll keep investigating my father's case. If I find anything, you'll be the first to know. But as it stands, my dad is the prime suspect."

breathe. I pressed, "If it weren't for the Houston incident, facing

finally looked at me, a deep sadness in his eyes. "I don't

that

feeling guilty about your parents, either." Ernest's voice broke a little, "Felicia, maybe it's fate that we're not meant to be

So much for fate.

or use my name as a shield," I said, looking at him. He was still the same person, but

going from familiarity to strangeness only

I won't cling to you. If

part. As for our parents' feud, even if your father is guilty, I won't hold it against you," I

taught me that

their parents for abandoning them, making

smiled and said no, explaining that their abandonment allowed them to experience life in an orphanage, a life 95% of children never

they met each other and had

parents' death might be connected to your dad, but still chose to be with you," I smiled slightly, "In loving you, I was

twitched, clearly

me, but his love was ultimately overshadowed by