Chapter Forty-Three

We walked in the same direction

But this place is our last

We used to talk about 'forever'

But we're breaking each other down

I thought we had the same dream

But that dream became just a dream

My heart is ripping, just set it on fire

So the pain and the feelings won't remain

You're my tear

You're my you're my tear

— BTS, Outro: Tear

It hurt because it mattered. — John Green

Autumn

I took a hold of myself to ask one single thing that mattered, "Why?"

I did not care what he had done. Nor did I care if he was working for a possible psychopath. All I wanted—needed—to know was why he had done it in the first place, why he wanted to hurt me. I needed to know in order for me to understand.

His eyes held mine when he finally shook his head. "I'm sorry but I can not tell you."

That was the breaking point. He could not