Chapter-51

The birds chirping outside made us realize it was almost dawn but there were still a lot of questions to be answered and the biggest question of everything - "Where do we stand?" was still unanswered.

"I am so sorry, Liam," I said, feeling guilty for misunderstanding him.

"You know, letting you go was the hardest thing I had to do," Liam replied. "It was harder than letting go of Mom. At that time, I was too young... too young to feel the actual pain and so I kept living it every day until you came along. With you, I found a new life. A new purpose for living apart from my responsibilities. I wanted to protect you, cherish you, love you and the months that we spent together...they were the memories even Neil couldn't take away. But I failed and ther