Reminiscing

Closure

Nancy's POV~

I didn't wait much after.

Once I saw Candice slowly place her hand on top of Emerald's, I shut down any entrance to further emotions. I wouldn't allow myself to feel anything because first of all I had caused all of this.

If I would've valued and cared for Candice enough we wouldn't even have to be in this situation.

Candice lowered her gaze and after she did there was nothing that could urge her to look at me. I knew she was crying.

I knew she felt something for me.

If I learned anything at all during the past days of spending time with her, is that she liked me enough to be with me. But the smarter side of her did its best to keep her away.

She wouldn't forget what I had done.

And she had the right to.

The right to be guarded.

Cautious.

I was hurt, I wouldn't deny that but I also respected her enough to give her what she wanted. I'd keep my distance and let her be with the one person she wanted to be with.

I had to move on.

Not because I was over her, but because she wanted to be over me. She wanted to move on and try to have the one thing she had been lacking this whole time.

Happiness.

And if it meant disappearing from her life then that's what I had to do.

No one deserved to be treated the way I treated Candice. And if I ever move on, if I ever find someone else— I'd be damn sure to not make the same mistakes again.

Communication is  key.

So I held my head high as I stepped outside the building and into a chilly, cloudy day.

My heart felt heavy but I also felt... closure?

Changed?

I learned something from this relationship. And I would be grateful for that. I would take this as a learning experience and Candice would forever have my heart. She was—after all—the first girl I fell in love with. Before her there were only one night stands. When she came along I suddenly wanted more.

Commitment.

We made it work for a long time before I went and ruined it.

I would treasure all of our memories and I would treasure the love I felt for her, because it was something so rare and true that it changed me. And it continued to change me up until this point. The old me wouldn't have been able to accept the fact that she wanted to move on. The old me wouldn't step aside.

But she deserved happiness.

I took a deep breath before slowly letting it out.

Reaching into my pocket I pulled out my cellphone. Briskly looking through my audio files.

"I will gain much more than you think. I will make her mother face her fears. The fear of losing what she loves most, only then will she understand what it is like to feel so useless and powerless. Accepting that she doesn't have control over the situation and making her leave my own happiness alone. And of course, I could get a million dollars in ransom as well."

There was one more thing that I needed to handle before I could move on.

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Very short chapter I know and I'm sorry!! But can you guys guess what's gonna happen? Don't forget to vote, comment and follow! Next update will be Wednesday ✨