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.”

least I could

we walked side by side toward

was for the best, I guess. Even if it was just for appearances, at

a bit of dust on

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

like when I was a kid,

photos on the gravestone now tears just started

dignified and

me so long to

he bowed his head three times, and on the last one, murmured, “I was wrong

hear the rest

Not that it mattered

he

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“Mom, Dad…”

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

missed feeling like I belonged

I thought I’d finally

my tears, overwhelmed with sadness, yet I forced a

now! In a few months,

I’m so happy,

or a girl, but either way, you’ll