Hi everybody! I'm back!
I've been working on this story for a while now, I didn't want to publish until it was finished but I'm stuck in the last chapter so I decided to start this year publishing to force me to finally finish haha. Thank you as always to my lovely editor.
Insert Usual Disclaimers here. I'll start with a little chapter and I hope you like it and review :)
"Forget me and be happy… Please."
"I couldn't… Not ever."
"You should… and you must… I am nothing."
He tried to leave, but Anna stopped him, grabbing his arm firmly. He paused for a moment, thinking before deciding to turn and face her. If he was breaking her heart, the least he could do was give her a chance to defend herself.
"I know you don't want to do this."
"It doesn't matter what I want."
"What about what I want?"
"Anna… I can't… I just can't!"
His answer silenced her. She knew he was right, but still couldn't accept it. She let her hand travel down to his hand and stood there watching their hands together. She felt his eyes on her and she looked up to see him. And what she saw there, in his eyes, was nothing but love, the purest, kindest love she had ever known. That just made her angry. He was ready to stop fighting again. He wouldn't fight for her, and what was worse, he wouldn't fight for himself.
"Mr Bates… if you… if you leave, you have to know that you can't come back. If you have decided to give up on us, then that is it. "
"I… I know"
"Promise me… Please!"
"I've made many mistakes in my life, but the worst one was making promises to you that I couldn't keep… so, no… I'm done making promises… Please don't ask me to."
She could feel the tears fighting to leave her eyes, but she wouldn't grant him that, not just yet. She would wait until he was gone. She took her free hand and softly touched his cheek. He closed his eyes.
"Leave."
And he did.