When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 76

“Are you at home?”

His voice echoed as if he was in a vast, empty space, carrying a tone of exhaustion.

I got up and walked to the balcony, stretching my neck as I moved. Ignoring the ache, I casually asked, “Yeah, what about you? Still caught

o with works,

It was to be expected, after all, Margaret had lost so much blood.

How could he possibly be at ease?

“Almost done here.”

Something seemed to lighten his mood, his voice gaining a hint of warmth, “The tickets. are on the hallway table, don’t forget to grab them on your way out.”

Even though I had anticipated it, hearing him confirm it still stung a bit, “You’re not coming?”

“Where did that come from? I’ll meet you at the stadium entrance…”

He chuckled, but his words were suddenly cut off by a fragile yet breaking question, “Bry, who are you talking to? Didn’t you promise me…

Her words ended abruptly, not because Bryant stopped her, but because the call had been disconnected.

it feel like we were having an affair, and I was

of my phone, a surge of bitterness overwhelmed me. It felt like an invisible hand was clutching my heart, making

couldn’t understand what Bryant was trying to achieve, what

create.

relationship public at work so everyone knew who

my mind, he left me hanging, spending the night

was a child

am I to you,

mind, my phone lit up with a

don’t make it before the doors

given me his

screen, reading that message over and

Even breathing felt painful.

multiple times, each

message,

at

time, but at his faintest call, I’d still sprint back

couldn’t blame

put it, a third of my life

crush to an anxious love fulfilled,

than some people keep their

curled up on the couch, lost in thought for a while, until

up and applied some

light brown satin slip