A Promise to Remember
"Liking you was too hard and exhausting. I'm over it. I don't like you anymore."
Rain began to fall, soft at first, then picked up into a steady downpour. The streets blurred with the rush of cars, neon lights swirling in the wet pavement like a dreamlike haze of colors.
His gaze remained fixed on me, raindrops mingling with the fading spark in his eyes until it dimmed completely.
His lips parted slowly, his voice trembling with vulnerability. "Nora, don't do this. Give me one more chance. I'm begging you."
Ted had always been too proud for his own good. In all the years I'd spent by his side, I'd never seen him humble himself like this.