No Going Back
He said, “Every day you were gone, I thought of you, and I’d cut myself. The pain was the only thing that could keep me awake. The only way I could atone!
“Jane, I know I was wrong. Please come back to me. I swear I’ll treat you right this time. I’ll never let you down again!”
Once, this kind of guilt-ridden pleading was exactly what I had longed for. I used to dream that Sean would repent and truly cherish me again.
However, after leaving him, I realized that the world was extremely vast. His belated remorse could no longer stir even the faintest ripple in my heart.
So I told him, “Wake up, Sean. You’re not a child. Divorce isn’t the same as a lover’s quarrel.”
He still stayed stubborn.
“Ja