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

he caught up, we walked side by side toward my

best, I guess. Even if it was just for appearances, at least my parents would be at peace, knowing

with only a bit of

gone for years, and I didn’t think about them all that

when I was a kid, crying into

seeing their photos on the gravestone now tears just started falling

so dignified and reserved, knelt down beside

took me so long to bring Jane to see

was gentle, serious as he bowed his head three times, and on the last one, murmured, “I was wrong before, and I’ll

couldn’t hear the rest

Not that it mattered

he

Chapter 37

a future

“Mom, Dad…”

things. I wanted to say were reduced to

I

Marrying Bryant, I

with sadness, yet I forced

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

so

girl, but either way,