The Room Beyond the Door
"But I keep thinking, what if… What if I hadn't let Sofia into the secret room? What if I had listened to you? What if I had realized sooner how important you were? So many what-ifs…"
"But there are no do-overs," I said.
The clock hit 12:00 am.
Matthew stood up. "It's time for me to leave."
At the door, he looked back. "Elena, thank you."
"For what?"
"For loving me once, even though I ruined it," he said.
The door shut, and I leaned against it, letting the tears fall. It was not because I was soft-hearted but because I carried regret for the love we shared and the ending that was never ours.