Breathe Again
He collapsed to his knees, breath rattling in his chest as the pain ripped through him like a knife. He never knew it was so painful, to be what she wanted him to be. A better man. But he would be now that he had it in him, the spark that let him love her.
"Go," a voice ordered.
On wobbly legs he rose and obeyed. His head swam with memories, colliding in his mind. As he stepped out into the world he felt a strange sensation overtake him. He was a new man, able to breathe again.