Reylo - Unlikely Love

The Letter

- Rey's view -

I am drifting in and out of sleep, I hear rustling next to me, it must be Ben. I feel exhausted, and my throat still hurts, but it's ok, I know that it was not his fault. I hear footsteps, Ben must have gone to get a drink, but then i hear them stop, turn around and come towards my side of the bed. I keep my eyes closed. I am too tiered, I need to sleep. I am nodding off to sleep when I feel a small kiss planted on my forehead. My eyes are too heavy from tiredness to open, I can hear murmurs, something about forgiving him, and something about love, but before I understand these words, I fall asleep.

I wake up hours later, the sun is rising and the sky is a beautiful shade of reds and pinks. I turn over in bed, only to find that he is not there. I get up, and head out my room, he is not in the kitchen or the living room. I go to the bathroom, he is not there either. Where is he? I try to think, but then it hit me, he left me. Almost instantly, I feel something inside me break, all the air is knocked out of my lungs. I walk around the kitchen, angry, and heart broken, just then I notice something lying on the counter, I go over to it and pick it up. I read the top, it's from Ben.

Dear Rey,

I want to thank you for everything you have done for me, I want to thank you for helping me, and caring about me, when no one else seemed to. I want to thank you for being kind to me, and keeping my secret, but mostly I want to thank you for believing in me. You are the reason that I am able to love again, and I will never be able to repay you for that. But sadly, I have to leave, last night was a wake up call. I could not control myself, I turned into a monster, and I almost killed the only thing I love, you. I know that I broke free, but there is no guarantee that something like that will never happen again. I cannot risk hurting you. I will do whatever it takes to keep you safe, and for now that means leaving you. It breaks my heart to think that I have to leave you. It pains me to walk away, and with every step I take, I feel hear break. But maybe, one day, we will meet again, under better circumstances.

You are my one and only, I love you, and please forgive me,

Ben.

Author's Note:

Hey guys, this was a super short and sad chapter, but I felt like this was important, and also, exams are coming and I don't want to leave you all with just nothing! I hope you guys enjoyed this, and also the theme song!

Thank you so much for all the support!

I love you all, and see you in the dark side,

-Z