When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 14

Chapter 14

Christine blurted it out, and I was momentarily dazed. “What dinner?”

She raised an eyebrow, “The meals Bryant bought you in the cafeteria. Forgotten already?” No, that was unforgettable. I fell for Bryant because of those meals.

After n

my parents passed away early, my aunt took me into her home. She meant well, but there was also my uncle and cousin.

I started working part-time in middle school, and in college, I was self-reliant, paying my way through tuition and living expenses.

Once, after paying an unexpected fee, I was left short on cash. Suffering from malnutrition, I once fainted at school and was taken to the campus clinic by Bryant.

When I woke up, he was there like a figure bathed in sunlight, seemingly glowing. I was stunned at first sight.

He didn’t say much, just, “Awake? The doctor says you’re not eating well. You’ve gotta take better care of yourself..”

grateful. “Thanks,

got to

Yet, afterward, in the cafeteria, he or his friends would place a tray filled with food in front of me. Their excuses were flimsy but saved

about those meals? Or

meals. It was about him. It was only natural for someone who’d walked in darkness to

saw right through it. “I’ve never supported you and Bryant being together. He seems proud and collected on the surface, but that only means he’s indifferent. Deep down, he’s cold and unpredictable. You can’t easily

Christine

Bryant seemed

a few times.

furrowed. “But, Bryant’s smart. Why would

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make you happy? I couldn’t quite understand him. Maybe three years

confused. The more I thought about

the car slowly stopped in

sighed, “I can’t

on antibiotics?” Christine

gestured toward my stomach, feeling a sudden softness.

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