I Broke up with My Boyfriend Before I Died

didn't r

have a headache. When you come over tomorrow morning, bring

ny made me shiver. I said,

e special breakfast soup from the cafeteria on our campus was delicious. You have to go early, or it'll be

further and hung up

morning, Jake

say, "We've broken up. Let'

n't like a woman who causes trouble. I'm really tir

ccusations, I stubbornly insisted, saying,

ging up, Jake sen

essages. "I've changed the contact name. Can you stop being angry now

ake's social media acc

the final moments of my life, I jus

and worked until midnight be

miliar number kept calli

uldn't have said those things about you that evening. Can you stop being angry with Jake?

logy that I didn't bother to re

changing my number,

years, but the first time he waited fo

is smoking hand was red from the cold. As I approached, he

re when he smoked. But with my weakened immune system, even a whi

covered from the cold? You've been looking pale

I stepped back again to distance myself

Are you really mad this time? It's the first time I've seen yo

ted to cry. I suddenly tho

many little boys couldn't beat me. My parents often took me to a

say to my mom, "Jenna is a little firecr

r died, people started treating me differently-like I was

ed and opened his arms. "I know you've been aggrieved.

nd calmly stepped back. I said, "Ja

limited. I don't have time for these games. You used to be so

e with him, so I forced a smile

ht. It's rare for you to be so tough. You just want me to coax you, don'

ery year, he used to take her skiing

rs, it was the first time he m

could no longer handle

ent on my birthday. I ha

about the baby. After

for Jake nearly 11 o'clock in th