She had enough; it was his fault. She's healing; he's still torn apart. She knew it was time to let go; he knew she's moved on.
"'Cause when a heart breaks, no, it don't break even."
Does it?
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And then, she was there.
Ten feet from him.
Staring back at him with those greyish eyes, shock and confusion written in them.
His knees were shaking yet he found himself slowly walking towards her, every step taken with utmost care for fear she would run away. But she was still standing still under the oak tree.
"Alex..."
It was the first time he said her name out loud for ten months yet, it didn't sound foreign in his mouth. True, the word had been resounding constantly in his head. But when it finally left his mouth after such a long time, was as if he was chanting it aloud his whole life.
"Why are you here?"
It was like a stab in his heart, hearing those words and spoken in a tone of annoyance. The very sight of him annoyed her. But he didn't dwell on them. He knew this was coming the very minute he made a deal with Matthew.
She was now only two arm lengths from him.
"I'm sorry." the words came spilling out of his mouth like an excited child on holidays.
"Okay."
He blinked. "W-what?"
"I said okay."
"Alex-- I'm sorry."
She sighed and shook her head. "Go home, Logan. Take Matt's car. There's a cab which passed by a few minutes before you came. I'll just wait for it to return."
He didn't answer. He just stared at her who now was looking over his shoulder.
"Go now before we say unpleasant things to each other."
He had been a coward for so-so months. And now when he finally had the courage to face her, she wouldn't even look at him.
"I'm sorry, Alex," his voice cracked and the wave of tears he'd been holding came spilling down his cheeks. He took hold of her hands. It still fit perfectly against his. "I was a fool for thinking all those things about you. I was the selfish one, the jealous one. I was a fool-- no, I was stupid for just letting you go that night and not even apologizing. My whole heart, my whole soul, wanted to run after you and beg you to come back but I didn't because I didn't want to hurt you. Because I know that you had enough of my selfish attitude. I don't want to ask one more selfless thing from you because I don't want to see you hurting at my expense anymore. I love you so much that I didn't go after you because I knew how I hurt you that night and I was convinced that... we are better off without each other. But I was wrong. And I love you. God, I still love you."
