22 parts Ongoing Mature"You don't get to want me now."
My voice didn't shake. Not this time. Not after all the nights I stayed up crying, rewriting his name in my prayers like he'd someday hear them.
"You think I didn't want you before?" he growled, stepping closer.
"No," I snapped, eyes locking with his. "I know you didn't. I was just the girl you called 'sweet' but never stayed for. I was the option you never chose. Until now."
"You left," he spat, eyes darkening. "You f**king left me."
I laughed - a cold, bitter sound that didn't feel like mine.
"And you didn't notice until I was gone."
"You can hate me," he whispered against my skin, "but don't pretend you stopped loving me."