"You going to dump me?" my voice was strangely calm as I held my cell phone with one hand and drove with the other, looking for any free space to park my car. I could hear him breathing at the other end, "well?" I chuckled, weird how I can find this situation remotely funny. I slammed my car door and walked into the supermarket. We started arguing ever since he got back from a trip with his parents. The fact that he left without visiting me for at least ten minutes on his way home 4 days before, left me seething in my anger during the holiday. It was the last straw so here I was giving him the easy way out, willing him to just dump me so I can move on with my life. I wasn't an idiot I knew the relationship was over, but it felt surreal nonetheless.

As I walked down the empty aisles of the supermarket looking for what I came here for cleaning supplies, "As cruel as it sounds, yes, I'm breaking up with you" his voice barely a whisper, and I exhaled not realizing I was holding my breath. "okay, what changed your mind?" I questioned, wanting to know why I wasn't good enough. "it's just….I began to see you more like a friend, I wanted to do this in person not over the phone." "This is fine, I wouldn't want to cry in front of you" my voice choking a bit, I wasn't going to let this man get the pleasure of hearing me cry, I blinked back the tears and moved on the aisle, grabbing bananas, that my jumbled mind reminded me I needed. "I'm sorry, I stopped loving you a month ago, didn't you noticed how I changed?" he asked as a sob escaped his lips. He was crying, and instead of feeling bad, I was pissed. How dare he start crying when he was the one who caused me pain, I was sick of it, sick of him, tired of always listening to him bitch about how horrible his life was. "I guess I can't change how you feel, I'll talk to you later", I snapped the phone and paid for my groceries.

There was no way in hell I would talk to him again, no way, I was going to erase him out of my life. I drove home in silence, listening to every rap song I had in my possession, I was enraged. Two years, I spent two years with him, I wasted my time loving him. Now I knew better, if anything now I know what I really need in a man. Someone who was confident and had some sense of a future. Why the hell did I go out with him? I thought as I laid in bed, I gave him everything my time, my heart, hell even my body. A sob escaped my lips then and the hot tears streamed down my face. I let myself cry, I yelled cursing his name, "Damn you Edward, damn you and your pathetic life". It took me twenty minutes to cry, ten for each year I suppose. That's all I allowed myself to mourn him, I wanted to erase everything that happened out of my mind. "You will survive this Akane Tendo" I said to myself, as sleep took over my exhausted mind.

Unlock This heart By Colabear

I woke up in a daze, events from the night before flooding my brain. I sighed and reached for the phone, dialing the number automatically.
"Hey"
"Hey, Terry, how are you"
"I'm good Akane, why are you up so early"
"We broke up" I said as I pulled some juice out of the fridge, not feeling that hungry.
"WHAT? WHEN WAS THIS?" Terry practically screamed her head off.
"Last night, I'm doing good though, I knew it was coming sooner or later"
"You should have called me"
"I didn't want to disturb you and you're husband" I lied, frankly I wasn't in the right mindset to talk to anyone last night.
"Are you sure you're alright"
"Yes, I am…Listen I have to go, I'll call you later" "Ok, call me anytime. That jerk lost the best thing that happened to him, when he let you go, you know that right"
I smiled, "I know, thanks Terry".

I hung up the phone and dialed the next number, my sister Kasumi. "Moshi, moshi"
"Kasumi, it's me" I could hear my nephew and niece fighting in the background. All of the sudden I began to miss them terribly, here I was across the pacific ocean alone for the past seven years.
"Akane! How are you?" "I'm doing okay, just wanted to let you know that Edward and I broke up"
"Oh, Akane. I'm sorry to hear that, I know he meant a lot to you. Are you okay? Maybe you should come to Nerima, to get away." My sister has tried to get me to move back, she hated the idea of me moving to another continent, but respected my decision in the end.
"No, I'm fine, really. We were just not meant to be, that's life, you know"
"I just hate thinking that you are there without your family"
"I know, sis. I'm good, don't worry. How's everybody else doing?"
My sister then proceeded to tell me about everyone's well being. Dad was still living at home, happy with the way that Ranma was running the dojo. I still couldn't picture Ranma teaching there, it was just too weird. Nabiki my sister told me was taking the business world by storm in Tokyo and Kasumi was happy staying home and taking care of her children and her husband, Dr. Tofu. We said our good byes, and my apartment felt extremely empty then.

I sighed and went into my room, I began the process of throwing away everything that Edward gave me or reminded me of him. It wasn't much to say the least, since he had no job and was a student in college. I ripped up pictures, threw away teddy bears and random gifts. Afterwards, I stood in my room, satisfied with my decision. I took a long shower, got dressed, and continued to live my normal life. "This is too easy, I'll be over him in no time"….but deep down I knew I was just starting the healing process.

Author's note:
Colabear is back from the great beyond! I know, I've been gone for three years, but unfortunately life happened and nursing school consumed my world. I'll finish the evil within, but I wanted to throw this story out there, since some of it is based on true events. So be kind with the flames and let me know how I can make it better.