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.”

what? It’s the least I could do,”

side by side toward my parents’

for appearances, at least my

a bit of dust

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

like when I was a kid,

photos on the gravestone

so dignified and reserved, knelt

so long to bring Jane to

on the last one, murmured, “I was wrong before, and I’ll try

the rest of what

Not that it mattered

he

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a future together

“Mom, Dad…”

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

feeling like I belonged

Bryant, I thought I’d finally have a family, but

cleaned my tears, overwhelmed with sadness, yet I forced a

a

so happy,

or a girl, but either way, you’ll be thrilled, won’t