The eyes, Chico, they never lie.

CHAPTER 39: It wasn't the end of us

Yuri's POV:

I watched his retreating figure walking out of the door as I sunk to the floor, my mind and heart filled with pain. My mind was racing with conflicting thoughts and emotions.

A part of me still refused to give up on him, I wanted to go after him and convince him not to leave me. But another part of me was angry and confused, questioning why he had pushed me away like that.

I stayed on the floor, crying and thinking about what had just happened, wondering if this was really the end for the two of us.

But now I guess, that wasn't the end of us.

I got up from my seat, glaring at Ash as I walked towards a silent place.

I was watching everybody's laughs, trying to distract my mind from that flashback but it didn't help as I saw Kat and Georgia walking in my direction. Her eyes clearly expressed that she wanted to talk about something.

"Are you okay, Ma Chérie?" Kat asked, holding my hand in hers.

I looked at her and nodded positively.

She sighed before speaking, "You know, I think the way you loved him back then, he didn't love you like that back then. He loves you like that now. And you know what? Now that he does, he's fighting to keep you. The way fought to keep him and be there for  him."

"I agree with her," Georgia nodded. "When you loved him, he didn't love you, sweetheart. Not in that way. But now that he loves you, you don't love him like that. At least not yet. But since he loves you, he's doing everything he can to keep you. That's got to count for something, Ree.  How can you say he doesn't love you? Just see the way he looks at you."

"He's completely in love with you, Ree," Georgia added. "Everybody sees it."

I sat there, listening to them. Their words echoed in my mind as I tried to make sense of everything that had happened.

"I know he loves me, but...it's not that simple," i  said, my  voice faltering slightly. "There are things, situations, circumstances...that make it complicated. It's not a matter of just loving each other or not."

I took a deep breath, trying to collect my thoughts. "It's hard to explain...he says he loves me, but he had been pushing me away, shutting me out. He won't let me be part of his life. It's like he was  trying to protect me from something, but I don't understand why."

Kat looked at me with worried eyes, sensing the turmoil I was feeling. "Have you talked to him about it?" She asked gently.

I let out a frustrated sigh, feeling more confused and frustrated than ever. "Every time we try to talk, it just turns into a fight. We can't seem to have a normal conversation without it escalating into a big argument."

It's true, every time either of us wanted to discuss things, an argument or a disagreement would come up and we would end up fighting. It was like there was some force preventing us from having a calm, rational conversation.

Georgia nodded and said, "It's tough when communication breaks down like that."  "But maybe you both just need some time to cool down first before you can talk without getting emotional." She persisted.

I sighed, knowing they are right. "I guess you're right. It's just so tiring, fighting all the time. I just want us to have a genuine conversation, to really understand what's going on in each other's minds and hearts."

I was grateful for their and appreciated their insights, but deep down, I still felt unsure. The thought of talking to him again and potentially getting into another argument was scary. What if we couldn't find common ground this time either? What if our differences were truly irreconcilable?