The goodbye that broke me

very unique about me that othe

b, my gaze drifted out of the windo

kept recurring In my head. But n

nship with any man . But for Liam, it was different, I saw myself cry that night when he walked out

th tears that night

e do

ed for his ring, and stormed out of the restaurant

rant that night sad, tea

, but by the way there's a light

ome stuff for myself. I tucked my hand Into my purse and brought out

e mall, my Mind

m" the mall secu

ughts ran thr

have th

to talk to me like that by the

aken me for one of those

had to l

to complete before meeting my friend for the dinner. I stopped

ulletin board that a local artist's charity event is h

sibilities. Maybe I'd even get to showcase m

easy smile that commanded attention. But it is his eyes that truly caught my at

staring, o

he literally had all the physical

ands into the pocket of

g store. The mannequins were dressed in designer outfits, I fel

n , the guy with the easy smile and that charcoal-gray hoodie. Our eyes m

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vorite kind of escape when the world felt too loud. The bell above the door gave a gentle chime as

d my fingers graze over book spines until a

ard the cozy reading corner near the magical-realism shelves, hopin

open the first page, I heard a familiar voice, low,

me that chaos can still le

p, my hear

he guy I me

d and sipped a cup of the store's signature chai. His pre

ncidence, it felt like something was

nonchalant, holding up h

n emotional r

u enjoyed

s si

y crush after all. Someone

y newly found Crush that asked, but I l

store cle

guy to notice tha

tomach twisted. God, I th

oolishly with a

I quickly buried my head back into my book, pretending to focu

rection. I tried to shake this off, but my mind kept replayi

. I was just trying to shake off the sudden tension. My eyes remained fixed on the book, b

nger I had just met him earlier today and I knew nothing about. He hasn't replied my greetings to start with by the way