𝐄𝐍𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐘 | 𝟏𝟖+

13

Love's POV

TW: Mature content ahead

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Rejection is a scary thing. It's powerful and life altering. It changes a person on a mental and spiritual level. I've lived it. I never wanted it for myself. I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

Imagine my surprise when the guy I loved rejected me without words, but with action.

Those brown eyes of his told a story. A story of a lost boy who was afraid. Afraid of being loved. A man with mommy issues is a man with deep rooted problems.

I, a girl who needed to need someone, who wanted him to be the best version of himself, didn't know. I was naïve.

We were doomed from the start. That was only the beginning of a tragic love story.

As I walked through Central Park, I let the breeze of wind take me to a darker time in my life.

Seven years and one week ago

As I lay in my bed, trembling with sadness, I thought of him. His incredibly contagious laugh and his sweet lips.

God, I miss him and It's only been a week since he left.

My eyes were puffy and my nose red as a button.

I could feel the darkness winning, taking over the brightest parts of me.

I've read somewhere that the light eventually outweighs the dark, but when? When will my light be revealed? When will the darkness be conquered?

I pulled the covers over my head and cried once more.

The only noise that filled my bedroom were my sniffles and the trees that moved from outside of my window.

I heard a knock on my door and immediately started to wipe the tears streaming from my face.

"Come in!" I sat up to try and look like I haven't been crying for the past few hours.

"Lovey?" The familiar voice of Mami's best friend, Odessa, made me smile.

"Hi, Aunt D." She sat on the edge of my bed, right next to me, and gave me the biggest hug.

"I missed you so much." She said, taking something out of her purse, and handed me a necklace that says 'Sunshine.'

"I missed you, too. Thank you, it's gorgeous. What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be in Florida with Uncle J?" I sniffed.

"Yes, but I heard my best girl hasn't been doing too well." I blew a raspberry. "Don't worry, I won't ask for any details. I know a heartbreak when I see one."

"You? You've been heartbroken? Who would hurt someone as beautiful as you?" I asked, trying to find out more.

"I ask myself that everyday." She joked. "Point is, heartbreak is only in our heads. You aren't broken, Love. You'll find yourself again. Look at me and your Uncle Jasper. It's okay to feel sad, but don't let this sadness take over the best parts of you." She told me, and I listened. "Your first heartbreak is always the worst."

I got up from under the covers and laid my head on her shoulder. "Mami said the same thing to me. It just hurts so much." I started to crumble in her arms.

"I know, baby." She kissed the top of my head. "Let it all out."

Present day

I looked down at my watch and realized I would be late for lunch.