Abbe walked towards Jamie's door - I have to do this. She told herself. She knocked on Jamie's door then stepped back. Jamie answered the door.
"Do you love me?" She asked. It took Jamie a while to reply.
" Yes, will all my heart," Jamie finally replied. "Of course I love you!!"
"Ah. Heres the problem, I don't love you." Abbe lied. "So, I'm breaking up with you." By now she was blinking- trying to hold back tears that threatened to fall.
"I-I-I don't get it," Jamie stammered. "It's Valentine's Day for god sakes!"
Abbe started walking down the garden path. "I can tell you one thing," she sobbed. "Never fall in love, you'll only get hurt. " She raced off down the street over to Chloe's house.
"I don't understand the way you work." Chloe smiled, pulling 2 litre tubs of ice-cream out of her freezer. "You let people fall in love with you, but when they admit it, you break their hearts!"
"Yeah, but I give them a hint as to why. Like I said- Never fall in love, you'll only get hurt..." Abbe trailed off. (She was terrified off falling in love and then being cheated on when she thought she'd found her one true love. Fear ruled Abbe's life. On the rare occasions Abbe found herself in a proper relationship-like with Jamie- she waited to hear them say the words: 'I love you.' Then she broke it off.)
Life sucks. She thought. Why do I have to be so damn cynical all the time?!
