You Want That Watch? Then Watch Me Leave
"Jay, I know you're not unreasonable. There must be something behind this. Talk to us. We can fix it. Don't break Yasmin's heart."
All eyes were on me, waiting for an explanation.
I smiled, looking at Yasmin's tear-streaked face. I spoke slowly and deliberately. "I don't want to be with her anymore. I'm tired of it. Isn't that allowed?"
It was like throwing ice water on a grease fire.
The hall erupted.
Yasmin collapsed against Mom's shoulder. Her body hung limp and lifeless, the light in her eyes completely gone.
"Jayden, you can stop loving me, but you cannot humiliate me like this. Do ten years of our love mean nothing to you?" Her voice was barely audible—fragile, trembling.