When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 37

What was that supposed to mean? He thought I cheated on him before we even split?

He was exactly that type of guy.

I couldn’t be bothered to explain, so I just said indifferently, “Just friends.”

“What friends?”

“Bryant,” I couldn’t help but smile softly, “Dead men don’t pry.”

If he wanted to be a ghost from my past, then he might as well vanish for good.

Bryant almost laughed out of irritation, his tongue clicking against his cheek in scorn, “Fine.”

When we got to the cemetery, I stepped out of the car and started climbing the steps up the hill.

Seeing he wasn’t following. I turned back to wait for him.

As I did, I noticed him carrying some flowers he must have prepared at some point, which caught me off guard.

I bit my lip, then said, “Thank you.”

It’s the least I could do,” he

side by side toward

was just for appearances, at least my parents would be at

with only a bit of dust on the

was strange. My parents had been gone for years, and I didn’t

when I was a kid, crying into my pillow night after

photos on the gravestone

and reserved, knelt

took me so long to bring Jane to see

three times, and on the last

rest of what

Not that it mattered

he

Chapter 37

a future

“Mom, Dad…”

my tears flowed even more, and all the things. I wanted to say were

like I belonged

never really had a home again. Marrying Bryant, I thought I’d finally have a family, but it

tears, overwhelmed with sadness, yet I forced a

Dad, I’m pregnant, two months now! In a few months, the baby

I’m so happy,

girl, but either way, you’ll