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He sends le and flick hiod, you’re beautiful

My chest swells and et pink The way he says that It feels nice

M – Aw Thanks You’re pretty gorgeous yourself

R – Send me another picture

M – For your stalker collection?

R – Yes

I laugh and flick him soe to send these kinds of things to Ro weird

R – You’re naturally pretty Notto look beautiful

M – You’re a charrin

M – If I told you I’d have to kill you

I putready for work Then I head out forBy the ti I want is to see Michael standing on my front steps, flowers in his hands I exhale, shoulders dropping, and walk towards hito, either I told you that, Michael We’re over"

"If I truly believed that, I wouldn’t be here, holding these" He thrusts flowers at me, but I don’t uncross my arms and take them

"Please leave"

"Co to talk about," I say, keepingI have to say"

"No, you’re angry at me and so you’ve shut down I understand, but I love you, Molly I want to fix this"

I shake le second longer loving him than I should have

"If you wanted to fix it, you would have tried harder You would have fought You wouldn’t have made me feel pathetic, but you did, you s and you broke h that onon"

"What’s thatso someone else, because I’m not, but because a part of me doesn’t want him to know about Roood It’s real It’s mine He doesn’t deserve to know about it

"You are," he says, taking lance away as indication that I’veI’ve done for you After everything we’ve been through You selfish "

That’s it

I spin around and throw my hands in the air, then I lose it I just lose it

"Who the hell do you think you are? I gave youyou I gave you the best pieces of myself I did it all because you mattered, yet when push came to shove, you’re the one who pulled away You walked out without even a fight, you broke ive , so you knohat, if I’ve moved on, it’s because I deserve better It’s because you don’t deserve a single second more of my attention and respect"

He opens his ain

"Get away from my house before I call my father, ill make sure you don’t co down the front path

Jerk

God dary tears burn underinside Hurt explodes in my chest, and I toss my purse across the room How dare he? How dare he think that he can treat h, then he has the nerve to come in here and act like he cares He doesn’t care The only person Michael has ever cared about is himself