Discovering My Love Too Late
My instinct was to save him, not to love him.
"Austin, it takes two people for a relationship to begin, but only one to end it."
I remained silent because I had long accumulated enough disappointment. Once I chose to walk away, I would never look back.
I glanced down and saw the light in Austin's eyes vanish completely. Every trace of emotion was devoured by that abyssal gaze.
A familiar voice rang out at the rescue station entrance.
"Mommy, I came to pick you up!" Callie came running over, her voice sweet and childish. "Mommy, let's get ice cream today!"