Chapter 5

The emotional pain became unbearable late at night, manifesting physically.

I clutched my cramping stomach, biting my hand until I nearly lost consciousness.

Vaguely, I felt strong hands lift me up, his usually calm voice now panicked.

In my haze, memories flooded back like a tide.

My relationship with Alex wasn’t always smooth sailing – we’d once completely fallen apart.

It was in our second year together, without warning, when he suggested we separate.

I was planning our first vacation with my rare time off when he said it. It felt absurd.

He looked at me with distant eyes, as if detached: “I can’t give you what you want.”

Just moments before, he’d spent ages fretting over my burned hand.

I thought long and hard, but besides money, I couldn’t imagine what could stand between us.

“It’s okay, we can work it out together.”

“We’re so young – if we just keep trying, we can have everything we want.”

“Besides, I don’t need you to be rich…”

He cut me off, gently patting my head as if we’d never meet again.

“Emma, I’m sorry. I hope you find someone better.”

We were young then, proud and stubborn, believing no one was irreplaceable.

So I didn’t beg, didn’t cry, just feigned calm dignity: “Alex, the truth is you’re a coward. You just don’t love

me enough.”

“If that’s how it is, let’s end this cleanly.”

was truly overwhelming, how could he give up without even

I was being

quick to discard anything that didn’t serve me.

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with Alex, none of

vanished until fate pushed us together again.

been at, where

blankly as he fumbled for words, his wine glass turning in

the driver… what a coincidence…”

nodded without speaking,

if I missed this

emotion won over reason, and I

stopped suddenly, pushed through the

leaned against the shadowed pillar. When I reached him, I realized he’d been watching

the crowd, using all my

“Alex, I’ll only ask this once–do you want to get back together? If

this once, I’d humble myself for love. Never

long time, then lifted his wine

“I can’t give you,” who couldn’t

Chapter 6

Chapter 6

up in the hospital as dawn’s birds began their

the white walls and his dark hair, though tonight he looked unusually weary.

such severe pain suddenly?” Seeing me awake,

to think of it, unfamiliar

our home.

my gaze, he explained: “I ordered some porridge. Feel up to trying some if

flexing my fingers: “Did you know the stomach

emotions are sick.”

you? Tell me, I’ll deal with them.”

he’d often made similar

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