It Starts With Us

Lily

"I am so sorry Ryle, I didn't..... Mean to do that, it was just my emotions"

Explaining him the incident in the restaurant.
"It's okay lily" he wipes his mouth after eating the pizza, we are at my house where I am crying a lot.
" Lily, I said it's okay." Ho looks directly in my eyes and says this.
I can't do this and I hug him.
"I am .....s.. sorry..." In between crying I managed to speak.

"Shhhh, lily. I am not at all mad at you, as far as I know about your situation if I was at your place I would have done the same."

He breaks the hug and cups my cheeks. Now he has tears in his eyes too.
"Ryle, I am confused"
"About what?"
"About us, you and me"
"About us! Lily, I had proposed you, but now I need you to do me a favour. Close your eyes and see who appears in front of you, don't think about Emmey, neither me nor Atlas."
"Okay" I closed my eyes as we wiped my tears.
I can only think about the moment when Ryle entered. The whole world becomes black and now only Atlas is visible. Extending his hand.
Once I open my eyes Ryle raises his eyebrows and says
"So who was it?"
"Ah.... Atlas"
"Good, Lily do you know, you love Atlas. See this is a difficult situation and I want you to think twice before any decision. After it you should be happy not regretful."
" Ryle, I love you" he simply nods and laughs a little
" I am serious, don't laugh"
"No Lily, you are convincing yourself that you love me, you don't"
He wraps me in a hug.
" Lily, I am not the one for you, you know sometimes letting someone go is better than holding them"
I start crying again "even if... It hurts?"
"Yeah, if I don't let you go now, it would hurt more. Lily, I can see a start of both of us, but I am not your ending. So it's better to start and end with the correct one"
"Ryle, I am sorry for everything"