OUR STORY... CONTINUES [COMPLETED]

7: Guilty

It had been a week since the visit to the Anger Room and over a week since the painful breakup. Jane was still grappling with letting go of the past. With Yura by her side, things had started to calm down, but healing takes time. Thoughts of how and why he had left continued to linger. It wasn't easy to simply erase David from her mind.

Visiting his house had become a part of her routine since the breakup. From a distance, she would gaze at the house, especially when the longing for him became unbearable. She would wait until she saw him return from work and enter the house. And on her way back home, tears would once again stream down her face. She felt like a stalker, but what else could she do? Her love for him was still so strong.

It's difficult to hate someone when you've invested your heart and soul into the relationship. Sometimes, she would question herself, wondering what she had done wrong. The insensitivity he had shown wounded her deeply. Not knowing her mistakes only added to her sadness. He had vanished from her life without a trace.

She put on a facade, telling everyone that she was doing fine. But deep down, she knew she couldn't fool herself. She missed David. The pain was real.

Even though she tried to conceal her emotions, they were still evident to Eric and Suraya. It was easy to see, especially when she would stare blankly out of her office window. She made efforts to appear happy, but Jane was not skilled in the art of deception.

So, they encouraged Yura to get closer to her, as they had noticed his genuine interest in her. They ended up spending time together, with Yura attempting to mend her broken heart. However, her love for David was overpowering. Even when she was with Yura, she couldn't forget David.

She despised herself for using Yura as an escape. Sometimes, she felt sorry for him. He never hid his feelings for her. He kept coming, trying to spend time with her, and he did his best to bring happiness into her life. But things remained stuck, unable to move forward.

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"Sorry, I'm the one who told Yura about you," Eric confessed one evening.

"Way to go, Eric. And here I thought you were my friend," she felt deceived, but deep down, she knew Eric had good intentions. He had no right to share her secrets, yet it was difficult to be mad at him.

"I hate seeing you like this! And I believe Yura's feelings are genuine. He's really into you," Eric said earnestly. She looked at him with weary eyes, a tired mind, and a wounded soul.

"I know that too, but I don't want to use him as an escape to forget about Dave. It wouldn't be fair to him," Jane replied. Her heart wasn't ready for love yet. She was still deeply heartbroken, and it wouldn't be right to string someone along when she couldn't open her heart.

"He's so cruel, making you question everything like this! How could he be so heartless? People make mistakes, and you two could have talked about it," she admitted that Eric's words rang true. But her love for David had blinded her. She refused to see his faults.

"Maybe he has his problems. Perhaps he needs some time," Jane defended, holding onto a glimmer of hope.

"Shut up, Jane! If he truly loves you, he wouldn't have ghosted you like this and left you hanging. If he truly loves you, he would have called or sent a text by now. But did he? Tell me!" Eric's frustration began to boil over. She failed to realize the crushing feeling of being discarded without any explanation.

"Maybe he needs some time..."

"Enough with the maybes! You know what? I can't handle this anymore! I'd rather leave before I say something even more hurtful," Eric stormed out of her office.