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Her legacy.
She made the biggest sacrifice of all.
Her love for me.
“Jas …” I say. “You don’t have to hide it anymore.”
“Don’t,” she murmurs. She pushes me, creating more distance between us even though I know she wants me there. I can feel it. I can even fucking taste it. I always fucking could, but I never understood why.
Now I do.
“All these years, I thought you were ignoring me because you hated the idea of marrying me,” I say. “But you’ve been forcing yourself to forget about me to stop yourself from hurting. To make it easier to let go.”
“Stop,” she says, but the tears keep coming.
“No,” I reply. “I’m tired of you denying the truth. Jas, let me in.” I grab her face and make her look at me. “You asked me if I hated you. But the only thing I’ve ever hated is how hard you pushed me away when you actually wanted to be mine.”
Her eyes are filled with blinding panic. She suddenly lunges toward me and snatches her own gun right out of my pocket. “Stay back!” she growls as she points it right at me.
Just as before, when she saw me here for the first time.
But I’m not afraid.
And instead of defending myself, I stand tall and proud in the pouring rain.
Because for the first time in forever, I am not ashamed of what I feel deep inside. Of the obsessive love I’ve felt for her ever since she came into my life all those years ago.
“I can’t fall for a monster like you,” she cries. “It’s wrong.” I don’t even flinch when she removes the safety. “You tried to kill my sister!”
Her words are nothing but a plea for help from a heart that’s been bleeding for years.
And I wish I could just grab her face and kiss the pain away.
But that won’t be enough.
“You’re right. All of this is wrong,” I say. “I deserve to die.”
She shudders in place. “Wait … what?”
“You think I’m a monster,” I say. “But this monster never wanted anything but your heart.”
Her pupils dilate, and her lips part. I know she sees me. I know she can. She just needs to understand …
I’m still here.
I’m still me.
Even when I said I wasn’t.
She brought out so many memories I thought were long forgotten.
Just by being here with me.
“So if you really think I’m a monster …” I say, stepping closer until the gun is pushed into my skin. “Kill me. Because I would gladly die for you.”
There’s no way back.
This it.
