For the first time in a long time, Elena turned towards the door and walked out without hesitation. The Elena I used to know would pause her movement by the doorway, turn around and glance at me for one last time. She would either smile or show me how angry she was, but she didn't show any of those sides this time around. The silence in the room was suffocating as my hands rested gently across my waist. Thinking it through, I realized that letting this go without much thoughts could be the only way out. Despite knowing that, my mind couldn't afford to stay blank. Something has to fill the void in my mind, and it has to be the current strongest thought, which was Elena's case and the fact that, after thinking it through, she could decide to not relate with me anymore. I heaved a deep breath as I walked towards the door, grabbed the doorknob to check if she was already out of sight. Not that I was going to call her back or say her name and make her turn to look at me, but I just need
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