I swallowed hard and fought back tears. These years had clearly been as hard on her as they had been on me.
“Please say something.”
She didn’t.
I walked out slowly hoping she would come after me.
She didn’t.
I walked down the sidewalk and stood under her window, hoping she would come and give me a look letting me know she would take me back again.
She didn’t.
I walked away lost.
I had always told her she needed to stand up for herself more, but she never listened.
She finally did.