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.”

the least I could

caught up, we walked side by side toward

if it was just for appearances, at least my parents

a

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

kid, crying into my pillow

photos on the gravestone now tears just

always so dignified and reserved, knelt down beside

took me so long to bring Jane to see

gentle, serious as he bowed his head three times, and on the last one, murmured,

couldn’t hear the rest of what he

Not that it mattered

he

Chapter 37

have a future together

“Mom, Dad…”

their photos on the gravestone, my tears flowed even more, and all the things. I wanted to say

I

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

cleaned my tears, overwhelmed with

two months now! In a few months, the baby will

so

but either way, you’ll be thrilled, won’t