As I stood by the window and stared at the lively traffic moving around the city, I couldn't help but feel calm in spite of all the chaos.
The past year hasn't been an easy one.
Breaking up with the man whom I loved with all of my heart wasn't the easiest thing for me, but here I am.
I closed my eyes and thought of the fateful day when things changed for us.
*Flash back*
"Hey Zac, I've been trying to call you for the past hour. I'm so sorry. I hope everything is okay," I said as soon as he answered the call.
"I'm fine. Why'd you call?" The man I love asked bluntly.
"I'm really sorry. I shouldn't have ended things with you. I was just under so much pressure from my family that I had to give up on you for a while. But not now, not anymore. I'm willing to do everything to have you back. I'm sorry, Zac," I said as tears streamed down my face.
I regretted breaking up with my boyfriend because I was under serious pressure from my parents, who 'assumed' that my Zac was a flirt.
I tried balancing things between family and boyfriend, but I failed as a daughter and girlfriend.
But not anymore.
Today is the day I get to be the perfect girlfriend.
After three months of regretting my decision to break up with Zac, I've decided that I want Zac over my family.
"Deanna! Listen to me!" Zac yelled, snapping me out of my trance.
"I'm sorry, babe. I really am. Let's get back together," I said as I wiped away a few more stray tears.
"Deanna, I don't think that's a good idea," he said, surprising me.
"Don't say that, Zac. I still love you. I'm sorry that I even broke up with you, but I really want to be with you," I said.
There was a brief silence on the other end.
"Zac? Are you there?" I asked, thinking he had hung up on me.
"Uh, Deanna, I... uh, actually," he fumbled for words.
"What's it, Zac?" I asked, my heart roaring in my chest, fearing for what he'd say.
"I'm sorry, I've moved on. I'm dating Meg," he said before hanging up.
*Flash back ends*
It took me a whole year to move on.
Moving on isn't easy when you love someone and know that they're happy without you, but that's what life teaches you.
After a year of emotional instability, I've finally learned to let go of someone who was my world.
I will probably always love Zac, but I will let go of him because he didn't want to be loved by me.
The traffic reminds me of him because he was the chaos in my calm world.
A chaos that changed my life and its direction.
A chaos that I once loved.
A chaos that taught me to let go.
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A/N:
Hey guys!
This is my first short story that I've ever written! The reason I've published this short story is because AmbassadorsIN approached me and urged me to join the #JaaneDeMujhe contest by VYRLOriginals
I really hope that they like this story!
Lots of love,
-Carita D'Costa❤️
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Historia Corta~ She loved him enough to let him leave. Now she needs to love herself enough to let him go ~ Letting Him Go is a short story wherein Deanna learns to let go of her lover a year after they've broken up. She learns that letting go isn't really easy...
