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Do I believe hi

M – When you have sorted it out, we can see what happens

R – I just hope I haven’t fucked up what could have been the best thing Tiuess it will

CHAPTER 17

I’ve just sat down on lance down and see it’s Roman It’s his last day at work, and he doesn’t usually call through the day Worry fill my chest, and I put my sandwich down and answer it

"Hey," I say,okay?"

"Hey," he says, and his voice sounds flatter than usual "How are you?"

"I’ on?"

"I just spoke to her"

My heart clenches, and a cold feeling washes through my body Fear Horrible fear that what he’s about to tellto make me lose the best person I’ve ever known I’m not ready to lose him I don’t think I’ll ever be ready to lose hi to keep ot a bit heated"

He’s being vague

"And?"

"She’s fucked up Honestly"

Yes Yes, she is

"You going to tell me what happened?" I say, carefully

"I basically just told her she needs to let o, let me move on She still won’t, hey She still won’t say the words"

Anger bubbles in et frustrated Of course she won’t let hi her keep hio when he’s giving her endless amounts of attention? She’s selfish That’s what she wants in life It’s all about the attention I shake the thought out ofThis is not his fault

"So, what did you do?" Ion, that I have a good thing going on here that’s on hold because of her"

He said that?

My heart breaks even otten myself into? I care tooon," he continues

Technically, she’s not He’s stopping hiiven every answer he needs She’s been cruel, selfish, unkind, and treated hi for those words The ones that he believes will free him What he doesn’t see is that he’s already free of her, and nothing he does is ever going to change that

Eventually, he has to find his strength and cut contact himself

Only when he does will it truly be over

"Wow," I say, e

"Yeah I said she just needs to be honest with me about what she wants"

My bottom lip trembles

Idiot I’m such an idiot

"How did she respond to that?"

"She said she doesn’t know That she’s stressed and can’t think"