His Reluctant Heart

e that lingered there. Every time she reread it, the same searing ache con

and the words felt like a slap. With her hands shaking a little, she set the phone down on the table and exhaled deeply

u okay,

orried expression on her face. Even Leah, who had supported her through thick and thin, was unable to completely comp

e that stopped short of her

You don't appear well. You've spent the last

he was allowing it to influence her. In actuality, though, she had no idea how to make it stop hurting. What caus

about to overflow, and her words drifted off. The truth was there, buried deep within

om Amara. "Amara, hurry up. You cannot continue to avoid it. Since you moved here

including the heartache and betrayal, how she had centered her entire life on him, and how everythi

ht voice. "I wanted to start over, so I came here. I considered... You know, I

ient than this. Even though it seems unachievable at the moment, you will overcome it. I

metropolis and creating something for herself. All those dreams seemed meaningless today, though. In pursuit of a success that seemed so far away, her life had devolve

d to go from here." "Leah, I believed he was the one. I believed that my story would finally f

a, you've always been able to do that. Even if you aren't a

e any strength within herself. She could only perceive the sensat

aware of your pain. However, don't let him be the cause of your failure. You have

er. She pushed back the tears that pricked the corners of h

Acting as though I can manage everything and that everything is alright." I believed I was cap

have to act fake around me. However, you can succeed. You've handled

pes when she arrived in the city? Or the shattered woman who can't even glance at her phon

sigh. "I'm not sure what to do. Everything I've f

ld, in my opinion, give up on the notion of perfection. It's not necessary for everything to work out a

she was correct. Perhaps she had been so preoccupied with finding a fast fi

more. And I'm always available if everything e

bittersweet one. "Thank you, Leah. Wi

that you would still be sittin

hed quietly. However, she found it difficult to let go of the bu

wever, she picked it up out of curiosity and saw another message from her

in her chest. However, she put the phone down again and turned it off enti

ggage, saying, "I think I'm done with the

nodded. "Let's leave this

ght be able to move on as they left the coffee shop togeth

to do was fi