My Peace Beyond His Regret

My Peace Beyond His Regret

Samuel Gray

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My boyfriend, Damien, chose a Vegas trip with his toxic best friend, Branden, over our relationship, ignoring my ultimatum that if he walked out, we were over. He walked. A week later, he was back, dangling a designer handbag as a peace offering. But while he was partying, I was in the ER with a severe, stress-induced anxiety attack. The final blow came when I saw Damien had 'liked' Branden' s social media post mocking my pain. He stood outside my apartment, laughing with Branden, calling me "dramatic" and "clingy," completely unaware I had already packed his entire life into boxes. "What... what is all this, Cecil?" he stammered, his face turning from shock to rage as he saw his belongings ready for the movers. "What have you done?" I looked him dead in the eye, my voice cold and steady. "We're over, Damien. So, are these boxes going to your place, or to Branden's?"

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: Cecil and Damien

My Peace Beyond His Regret Chapter 1

My boyfriend, Damien, chose a Vegas trip with his toxic best friend, Branden, over our relationship, ignoring my ultimatum that if he walked out, we were over. He walked.

A week later, he was back, dangling a designer handbag as a peace offering. But while he was partying, I was in the ER with a severe, stress-induced anxiety attack.

The final blow came when I saw Damien had 'liked' Branden' s social media post mocking my pain.

He stood outside my apartment, laughing with Branden, calling me "dramatic" and "clingy," completely unaware I had already packed his entire life into boxes.

"What... what is all this, Cecil?" he stammered, his face turning from shock to rage as he saw his belongings ready for the movers. "What have you done?"

I looked him dead in the eye, my voice cold and steady. "We're over, Damien. So, are these boxes going to your place, or to Branden's?"

Chapter 1

My phone buzzed on the counter, a sound that used to bring a flutter to my chest. Now, it just felt like a dull thud against my eardrums. It was him, of course. Damien. Barely a week since he chose a Vegas trip with Branden over our relationship. Barely a week since I told him, if he walked out that door, we were over. He walked.

The message was simple, almost dismissive.

Damien: Hey, I' m back. Guess who' s got a surprise for you?

A surprise. I scoffed, a dry, humorless sound that scraped in my throat. He always thought he could fix things with a trinket, a grand gesture that cost money but not effort.

Another message popped up, an image this time. It was a picture of a sleek, black designer handbag, the exact one I' d admired in a shop window months ago. I remember pointing it out to him, hinting at it for my birthday, which he promptly forgot. He' d just laughed then, said it was too expensive. Now, it was his peace offering. A bribe.

My phone rang, a video call. I let it ring. He tried again. And again. Finally, a voicemail notification. I tapped it open, bracing myself for the inevitable.

"Cecil? Pick up the damn phone," Damien' s voice boomed, already laced with irritation. He sounded tired, maybe hungover, but definitely annoyed. "Where are you? I' ve been calling. Are you still being dramatic about that stupid trip?"

He sighed dramatically, a sound I knew too well. It was his way of implying I was the unreasonable one, the burden.

"Look, I got you something special," he continued, his voice shifting, trying for an affectionate tone that felt completely hollow. "That bag you wanted. The expensive one. See? I think about you. I' m waiting outside. Branden' s with me, we just landed. He' s going to drop me off. We were thinking of grabbing some food after I see you."

His voice cut out abruptly, followed by the click of the disconnect. He hadn't even bothered to properly end the message. Just hung up when he was done talking. Just like always.

I looked around the living room. Everything was neatly stacked: his collection of vintage vinyl, his oversized gaming chair, the stack of books he never read. All packed in boxes, labeled meticulously. My hands had moved with a methodical, almost surgical precision as I' d sorted through our shared life. Each item a tiny memory, now just an object to be relocated.

A strange calm settled over me. It wasn' t happiness, not exactly. It was more like the quiet after a storm, when the damage is done but the air feels clear, breathable again. I clicked back to his image, the designer bag. I took a screenshot.

Then, I opened my messaging app, found his contact, and sent him the screenshot. Below it, I typed a single, direct question.

Cecil: Do you really think this is what it takes?

I waited. No immediate reply. Of course not. He was probably still outside, expecting me to rush down, tearfully grateful for his grand gesture.

Cecil: Damien, we' re over. I sent it. Just for good measure.

Still nothing. Good. Let him stew. I walked over to the stack of boxes, pulling out a roll of packing tape. There were still a few things in the bedroom. I needed to finish before the movers arrived tomorrow.

The last sliver of sunlight dipped below the horizon, painting the sky in hues of bruised purple and orange. The soft glow of the apartment lights flickered on, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the air. The silence was profound, only broken by the rhythmic tearing of tape.

Then, I heard it. A car door slamming. Laughter, loud and boisterous, floating up from the street below. Two familiar voices. One, deep and resonant – Damien. The other, sharp and grating – Branden. It wasn' t a gentle drop-off. It was a celebratory arrival.

"Dude, you actually got her that bag?" Branden' s voice carried clearly, laced with a familiar mockery. "She' s going to melt. You always know how to reel her back in, don' t you?"

I heard Damien chuckle, a sound that used to warm me but now just grated. "She' ll be fine. Just a little dramatic. She gets like that. Needs a little attention."

I peeked through the blinds. They were standing by the curb, Branden slinging an arm around Damien' s shoulder, pulling him into a side-hug. Damien leaned into it, his head tilted back in laughter. They looked like two frat boys who' d just escaped a boring lecture.

"Just don' t let her go all clingy on you again, man," Branden said, his voice dropping conspiratorially, but still loud enough to echo. "You know how she gets. Always trying to control your life. We had a killer time, didn' t we?"

Damien pulled away, shaking his head. He gave Branden a playful shove. "Hey, she' s not that bad. Just needs to learn to relax. You know, give me some space." He winked at Branden.

They were doing that thing again, that casual, intimate banter, leaning into each other, almost touching. They were practically flirting. It was a familiar dance, one I' d watched countless times, always with a knot of dread tightening in my stomach. In the past, I would have shrunk back, stung, wondering what was wrong with me that I couldn't command that kind of easy affection from Damien. I would have tried harder to be "less clingy," to give him "more space."

But not tonight. Tonight was different.

A small, almost imperceptible sound escaped my lips-a tiny cough, a clearing of my throat. It was enough.

"Damien?" I called out, my voice steady, cutting through their easy laughter. "Did you get my messages?"

They froze. Their heads whipped up, eyes scanning the windows of our apartment. They hadn't even realized I was home, much less watching them.

Damien' s smile faltered, replaced by a look of bewildered surprise. Then, his eyes landed on the neatly stacked boxes by the living room window. His jaw dropped. His face, usually so expressive, went completely blank, then slowly flushed an angry red.

He pointed a shaky finger at the boxes. "What... what is all this, Cecil?" His voice was a harsh whisper, filled with disbelief. "What have you done?"

He pushed past Branden, practically ran to the apartment door, fumbling with his keys. I didn' t move from the window. I watched him storm in, his eyes darting around the organized chaos of his packed belongings.

He strode into the kitchen, his gaze sweeping over the sparkling clean countertops, the empty drying rack. "Where' s dinner?" he demanded, his voice rising. "I told you I' d be back tonight."

He yanked open the fridge door. It was almost empty, save for a carton of milk and some leftover takeout from my dinner last night. "Cecil, what the hell is going on?" he practically roared.

"She' s probably just still mad about Vegas, man," Branden said, sauntering in behind Damien, a forced, placating smile on his face. He held up the designer bag like a peace offering. "Look, honey, he bought you the bag! He was just telling me on the way over how much he missed you, how he was planning to make it up to you." Branden turned to Damien, nudging him. "You know, that whole speech you gave me about Cecil being the only one for you, the one you were going to marry? Tell her, man."

I watched their little performance, a grim smile playing on my lips. Branden, always the puppet master, always pulling Damien' s strings. Damien, always so easily manipulated, always needing someone to validate his actions. It was pathetic. It was a farce. And once, I' d been caught in the middle of it.

I dropped the roll of packing tape onto the floor with a sharp clatter. The sound cut through the tense silence.

"We' re over, Damien," I stated again, my voice flat, devoid of emotion. I walked towards them, stopping just a few feet away. My gaze flickered from Damien' s stunned face to Branden' s smug one. "There' s no 'making it up to me.' There' s no 'reeling me back in.' " I punctuated my words with a slow, deliberate wave of my hand, encompassing the boxes, the empty fridge, the emotional void between us. "And there' s certainly no 'marriage.' "

I looked at Damien, my eyes holding his. "So, these boxes," I said, gesturing towards his packed life. "Are you sending them to your place, or to Branden' s?"

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“My boyfriend, Damien, chose a Vegas trip with his toxic best friend, Branden, over our relationship, ignoring my ultimatum that if he walked out, we were over. He walked. A week later, he was back, dangling a designer handbag as a peace offering. But while he was partying, I was in the ER with a severe, stress-induced anxiety attack. The final blow came when I saw Damien had 'liked' Branden' s social media post mocking my pain. He stood outside my apartment, laughing with Branden, calling me "dramatic" and "clingy," completely unaware I had already packed his entire life into boxes. "What... what is all this, Cecil?" he stammered, his face turning from shock to rage as he saw his belongings ready for the movers. "What have you done?" I looked him dead in the eye, my voice cold and steady. "We're over, Damien. So, are these boxes going to your place, or to Branden's?"”
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