I guess I’m not on the list of strong soldiers. Because right now Cole and I are seated across from each other in a coffee shop, coffee running cold, fingers twirling on the table, gazes shifting, and words hanging above our heads.“Why did you disappear?” I finally break the silence. My voice has turned hoarse, and that’s the only thing that neutralizes the slight harshness in my tone.“I had to.”“That’s not an explanation.” Now there’s where the harsh tone emerged.“I thought staying would make things worse for you, and I couldn’t bear that.”I huff. “Why do I find it hard to believe the first part of that sentence? You thought leaving was for my own good, but it wasn’t.” My eyes glisten with tears again. “Do you know what I had to go through? You ran away and escaped it all, while I stayed and faced it to the last of it. And you weren’t there to comfort me. It would have been easier had you been there. But, no, you chickened out like a coward, and now you have the guts to waltz in
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