Seven Days of Goodbye
"Baby, you hated me, right? You wanted revenge. How can you if you're gone? Please... just come out. Don't mess with me like this. I'm begging you."
Watching him break down should've felt like payback. Instead, even my soul ached.
Was this guilt talking—or did he actually love me? If he did, how could he lie to me for years? How could he leave me to die?
And if he didn't... then why put on this act?
Brian brushed a thumb over my photo, sobbing. "Honey, you're not dead, right? If you were, how could I still see you? Or... did you come back just for Christmas, to say goodbye? I'm sorry... I'm so sorry..."