Forever Is Too Long To Be Broken

"I'm sorry, I can't," Vanessa's rejection echoed in my mind repeatedly, leaving me with a million questions unanswered. My heart pounded like it was on a steady drum roll and my brows furrowed as I pressed hard on the car’s accelerator. The street lights reflected in my car as I sped by and the cool night breeze washed over my face but none of it could calm the storm inside of me. My fingers circled around the steering wheel but they still trembled, for the first time in my life, I was breaking down. I'd never imagined I'd lose the love of my life because I was always so careful, I tried my best to be perfect for her and I always ensured she was never sad so where did I go wrong? Vanessa never showed any signs of being tired of me. Hell, she was even so happy to be spending time with me so why did she leave? ‘Was she really happy or she was just pretending?’ I wondered as I made a U turn, headed towards the direction of my home. I took a drag of short, hot breaths as my jaw ti

Vanessa's POV“Why didn't you tell him?” Cassie interrogated me with furrowed brows.I breathed a laugh upon her question, “He loved his mother…so much…and they were so close, almost inseparable. I just didn't want to ruin that or be the cause of their separation so I kept it all to myself.”Cassie shook her head from ear to ear as she leaned back in her chair.“And so?”“Honestly,” she continued. “My boyfriend is just like yours but he doesn't disregard my complaints about a third party, though my case is different because his mother loves me. If nothing, they care about me a lot.”“Yeah, I understand. People are different but his mother was his only surviving family so I didn't want to ruin his relationship with her. It's fine though, I mean, it's all in the past now.”Cassie brows straightened, “True, it's in the past. But I still feel like he needs to know.”My face split with confusion,”What does he need to know?”Cassie rounded her arms around her chest, “He needs to know everyt