After Five Years
My tone and voice were sharp, reflecting all the feelings I had bottled up.
He fell silent. His face tensed, as if he wasn’t ready to face my firmness.
"I—I don’t know where to start. In these five years... I've realized something."
I held back a bitter laugh.
"In these five years, I’ve realized many things, one of which is that life without you has turned out to be easier than I thought."
My words bit, and I knew they were painful for him.
He bit his lip, as if holding back something.