Cassandra Reid

I rush up the stairs and slam the door loudly before sliding my back against the door, tears spilling out uncontrollably.

What did I expect? An "I love you" back and making love until dawn?

I burst out laughing in the middle of crying.

Yes, that's exactly what I wanted and I was delusional to even think about it. I shouldn't have told him, it wasn't time yet. Or maybe... I should have said it much sooner.

It's not the fact he doesn't love me "because I'm sure he has feelings for me", it's his refusal to open up and accept it. And it hurts, it hurts me the same way. It is as if an earthquake had passed through my body, opening cracks in my skin until it reached every organ. Broken inside would be a good definition.

Suddenly, intense nausea invades me and I run to the bathroom, feeling how life falls apart in a matter of seconds. Trembling, I move to bed to tuck myself into a fetal position and I do not get out of there all day.

Vivi knocks on the door and I dismiss her q