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.”

love was truly overwhelming, how could he give up without even

thought I was

quick to discard anything that

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Alex, none of that worked.

split, he vanished until fate pushed us together again.

at an event I should never have been

stared at him blankly as he fumbled for words, his wine glass

driver… what a

without speaking, walking

this inexplicable feeling that if I missed

emotion won over reason, and I

stopped suddenly, pushed through the crowd, running back

I reached him, I

through the crowd, using

held my head high, voice firm: “Alex, I’ll only ask this once–do you want to get back together? If you say no, this is it for us, forever.”

myself for love. Never again.

wine glass to touch my raised

who couldn’t hear the meaning behind “I can’t give you,” who couldn’t

Chapter 6

Chapter 6

up in the hospital as dawn’s birds began their chorus

more stark against the white walls and his dark hair, though tonight he

Seeing me awake,

table sat an unfamiliar thermos. Come to think of

our home.

some porridge. Feel up to

fingers: “Did you know the stomach is an emotional organ? Maybe

emotions are sick.”

“Who upset you? Tell me, I’ll deal

response – he’d often made similar unconscious

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