Jess had been fighting the ongoing battle in his head. All the emotions he was feeling were slowly consuming him. But the one conflict that rose above it all:
Stay?
Or go?
He knew what he had to do. And it was gonna hurt like hell. But it would be better for everyone in the end.
He couldn't just take off, that would kill Rory, he thought she at least deserved some sort of explaination.
Rory got a message telling her to met him at the bridge, when she got there, she saw him sitting there, lost deep in thought, just staring at the water.
"Jess.."
He slowly lifted his head and looked at her.
She could tell something was wrong just by looking into his eyes. They seemed dead.
The two just stayed there looking at each other for what seemed like forever when Jess finally broke the silence.
"I have to go." He stated simply.
"Go where?"
"Away."
"Jess, why won't just tell me?"
"I can't"
"Why not?"
"I just can't ok!" He sharply stood up, turning away from her.
"Fine." Rory started to walk away.
"Wait! Rory! Wait!"
"No, Jess, I get it ok..I thought you loved me.."
"I do. God Rory, I love you so much, that's why I have to let you go."
"I don't understand."
"Ror, you are the most beautiful person I know, inside and out. You're smart and funny. Perfect in every way. You have such a bright future ahead of you, and what am I? Nothing."
"Jess, that's not true."
"Yea it is, I don't want to hold you back. I want you to be free to experiance everything you want to in life. And with me around, I'd only be keeping you down, and I just can't do that."
And with that, he walked away, he didn't look back because he knew that if he did, he would change his mind about this, and he couldnt do that because in his heart, even though it was breaking, he felt that it was right.
Rory watched him walk away, his image blurred by her tears. She thought about going after him, but she knew it would just make it harder for both of them.
She got up and ran. No place in particular, anywhere. She just kept running and running until she finally collapsed on the ground in a fit of sobs. She happened to do this right outside of Luke's where her mother was having some coffee.
Lorelai had seen Rory running and then she was down, down on the ground, shaking violently. Lorelai rushed outside, and sank down beside her broken daughter.
"Rory, what's wrong? What happened?"
"He's gone."
Stay?
Or go?
He knew what he had to do. And it was gonna hurt like hell. But it would be better for everyone in the end.
He couldn't just take off, that would kill Rory, he thought she at least deserved some sort of explaination.
Rory got a message telling her to met him at the bridge, when she got there, she saw him sitting there, lost deep in thought, just staring at the water.
"Jess.."
He slowly lifted his head and looked at her.
She could tell something was wrong just by looking into his eyes. They seemed dead.
The two just stayed there looking at each other for what seemed like forever when Jess finally broke the silence.
"I have to go." He stated simply.
"Go where?"
"Away."
"Jess, why won't just tell me?"
"I can't"
"Why not?"
"I just can't ok!" He sharply stood up, turning away from her.
"Fine." Rory started to walk away.
"Wait! Rory! Wait!"
"No, Jess, I get it ok..I thought you loved me.."
"I do. God Rory, I love you so much, that's why I have to let you go."
"I don't understand."
"Ror, you are the most beautiful person I know, inside and out. You're smart and funny. Perfect in every way. You have such a bright future ahead of you, and what am I? Nothing."
"Jess, that's not true."
"Yea it is, I don't want to hold you back. I want you to be free to experiance everything you want to in life. And with me around, I'd only be keeping you down, and I just can't do that."
And with that, he walked away, he didn't look back because he knew that if he did, he would change his mind about this, and he couldnt do that because in his heart, even though it was breaking, he felt that it was right.
Rory watched him walk away, his image blurred by her tears. She thought about going after him, but she knew it would just make it harder for both of them.
She got up and ran. No place in particular, anywhere. She just kept running and running until she finally collapsed on the ground in a fit of sobs. She happened to do this right outside of Luke's where her mother was having some coffee.
Lorelai had seen Rory running and then she was down, down on the ground, shaking violently. Lorelai rushed outside, and sank down beside her broken daughter.
"Rory, what's wrong? What happened?"
"He's gone."