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“Why didn’t you throw it?” I whisper, making him look at me with a smile.
“Because my heart belongs to you. The only lock where I want all my love to be safeguarded for eternity is in your hands. The key belongs to you, kitten. If I’m not with you, then I want you to have a piece of me. I might’ve stolen your body seven years ago but you’ve stolen my soul.”
“I love you.” His lips ghost over mine. “Goodbye, Bianca.”
The door opens and closes after he leaves. I stand in the same spot with my fingers wrapped around the key. Just like that, he’s gone.
Like he promised.
The same day, I sent him signed divorce papers to his office and the engagement ring.
The next day…
They return signed and sealed.
Chapter Sixty-six
BIANCA
(Six months later)
All my life, I’ve lived by other people’s expectations.
My parents’.
My boyfriend’s.
Then my sister’s.
I tried to find happiness between trying to live up to their demands, convincing myself along the way it was what I desired as well. I’m always putting their needs before mine. When you’re conditioned in such a way and the little glass house finally splinters, it feels like the end of the world. A dark abyss pulls me deeper.
Until I was left with two choices.
Either hide until the scars become permanent and fear poisons me slowly or… I could pick myself up. I had already chosen and lived through the first. I wasn’t going to waste another seven years of my life without really living and just drifting wherever the wind took me.
I also knew it wouldn’t magically make my heartbreak disappear.
But I had to try.
For myself.
I needed a fresh start to heal, away from the city I grew up in, away from the shadows of my family, and away from the harrowing and bittersweet memories. Especially from the ghosts of my past. Once I knew I couldn’t stay there any longer, I did what I always dreamt of.
Moving to another city and starting my own interior designing company.
The hardest part was telling my best friends about my decision and living without them by my side, but they understood. The second was quitting my dream job with my mentor. The one I worked so hard to achieve. However, if someone was going to understand my choice better than anyone, it was her.
After all, she had once been in the same place that I was today. Young and brokenhearted. And she has chosen to put all her pain into focusing on her second love. Her last words of wisdom that stuck is to not let work become my whole life. She said it happens slowly and before you know it, it sneaks up on you and you realize it’s all you’re left with. She also mentioned that it comes with a heavy price.
The price of closing our hearts forever.
She said one must learn to live through the pain and to let it make them stronger because nothing is worse than living with regrets. It was the most she had said to me in the years I worked for her. A softer side of her that I didn’t know existed.
The city of Vellington, where I moved, is a beautiful and wholesome place. The weather, the people, and the food—everything is quaint, sweet, andhomey. It wasn’t long before I fell in love.
They say nothing breaks like a heart but someone also said everything happens for a reason. It is true but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt any less. Even in a whole new city, little things remind me of Dash. Just saying his name brings an ache to my chest. A longing to feel his skin against mine. His heartbeat in my ears.
In another lifetime, maybe he and I would have stayed together.
