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Chapter 3 - Goodbye, My Love

My dear love,

my heart only beats for you.

Love is something to be treasured

delicate, powerful,

something I once believed would last forever.

But I was wrong.

My loyalty, my honesty, my love

all left unheard.

I made the sacrifice of distance,

believing seven years would anchor us.

But it vanished,

just like that

a blink, a breath,

gone.

My faith in us

was nothing but wasted air,

empty words,

beautiful lies.

And what cuts deeper

is the past that won't stay buried.

Yes, I was young.

Reckless.

And I paid the price.

I thought we moved on

I thought we'd grown stronger.

But no,

it was only me,

still reaching.

You found someone new in two months.

Before I could return.

And when I did,

you were already gone,

even though you stood in front of me.

You treat me like I'm nothing,

a hollow shell,

a body to feast on,

then discard

when you're done.

You say you love me,

but love them too.

You say you'll try,

but you never do.

You say you'll stay,

but it's only

air again

vanishing.

I feel it in your kiss

it's not mine anymore.

I know I deserve more.

My mind screams,

"Let go,"

but my heart drowns

in every second

without you.

I can't breathe.

It's suffocating.

You're pulling me

into darkness,

into the deepest parts

of a sea

where no light can reach.

What did you see in them?

What was I lacking?

What did I do

so wrong

that I was replaced

so easily?

Still,

I want your happiness

because I love you.

And if time is kind,

perhaps it will show you

what we had.

But I can't share you.

I tried.

And it is slowly

killing me.

So I must let you go.

Even if it breaks me.

One day,

I hope you wake up

and see this person

for who they are.

I hope it's not too late

when you do.

I'll try to wait

but I can't wait forever.

I will remember

only the good,

the us,

the what if,

the forever

that will never come.

Goodbye,

my love.

You'll always live

inside this aching heart.

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