When Love Breaks by Jack

I couldn’t see through Bryant.

All I could do was instinctively step back. “What do you mean?”

“Can we not get a divorce? Please?” Bryant clutched my wrist, his fingers

tracing my pulse, “From now on, it’s only you that I want. No one else

matters.”

I asked, “Including Teresa and Margaret?”

He said firmly, “Yes.”

“Bryant,” I sneered, full of disbelief. “Can you even convince yourself of that?”

If it was a sudden epiphany, it was far too late. I hadn’t expected him to

me, but it wasn’t enough to make

“So, you still don’t want to remain my

looked at him squarely, saying firmly, “Yes,

we lost the baby and

have agreed in a heartbeat. But right then,

say yes.

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past me to

was it when the slap he gave me

marriage was beyond

was silent for a long while, his grip on my hand tightening until,

bitter irony. “I could even pretend I

Isn’t

water

me from head to toe, freezing my

tears welled up first, breaking free from

that what you think