the college experience

"Can we just be friends?"

I twisted my ring around my finger and held my breath tight in anticipation of his answer.

"Yeah, I guess we can."

He looked up at me with what I could only imagine was pain in his eyes.

I never meant for this to be the way it all ended, but for some reason, I couldn't get myself to relive all the hurt again.

I have been here before, and finally, for once, I was choosing me.