The Romance After Marriage
3.8 | A : Delvin's Heartless Request

Ines -

Still vividly remembered in my brain about that day. The day that Delvin took me to meet at the most special place during our 8-year relationship.

Even I deliberately came 30 minutes early to make sure that at this special meeting right after our temporary breakup yesterday, we could get a special place as well. Our two favorite places; table number 08 at Cafe Serinai. Which has always been and always will be a historic place for both of us, I think.

I laughed gruntingly with tears held in my eyes, enduring the deep pain in my chest. Unbearable. A roll of water from my eyes then descends slowly wetting both cheeks. It was at that moment that it was so felt that my heart had been crushed like a hammer!

Stiff, stifling! Even though five days had passed, it felt like the pain was still very much felt, like it was just yesterday. This wound is still wide. The open wound has even been added to the acid until the pain is very unbearable! Beware!!

I was stunned, with teary eyes filled with tears ready to be dropped, recalling scene after scene of the day. Even the way he spoke for eight years I always heard pu suddenly change. His call to me, which always lifted my heart, changed. It was no longer the 'me and you' I used to hear, but it had been changed to 'gue and elo', a very foreign greeting heard by my ears from him. I understood right away. It was a sign that he had now walked far away from me who was still standing in the same place. A sign that he was no longer willing to stand on equal footing with me.

I knew it was our farewell day. He had prepared everything and asked us to meet that day. Just to uncover the word "part" and incise a wound just for me in the end.

"That's how you ended our eight-year relationship this way, Vin..." I know how many times I have said the same sentence for five days. My tears fell again, feeling the pain that again made my heart unbearable.

I cried sobbing. *So this is the end of our wonderful story?*

Then, my strong memories returned to recall what he said that day. Very heartless words that I never thought would come out of him...

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Without feeling forty-five minutes we sat in this place chatting with all the random things that had happened in our lives. A retelling of a story of the past that is sacred and worthy of ridicule. Silly stories full of teenage responsibility! Of course with me and him who became the main character. I smiled.

"I really wanted to when you came to Promnight. Until finally I dragged you from your house at that time when you only wear boxers and t-shirts!" I burst out hard, as well as her cheeks that are now reddened. I know the story was a bit embarrassing for him, but I think it's funny and very memorable, like this. "Still really want how your face that is folded up so much so that the sprain is forced!"

"Who is happy to be forced to be dragged like that, huh?! Where the clothes are not so much anymore!" And she laughed with me again.

Somehow the sunlight that was shining down on us that afternoon was warm and so pleasant. Ah, right, not because of the sun but because of the bright laughter that warms my heart.

I smiled. Looking at her laughter so loose like this, at the same time, deep down I hope today will be the turning point of our relationship that was this far away in order to get back together like before.

"Luckily we won it, so King and Queen Promnight. Apparently, kebayar is yes, although I have to drain my savings for the sake of grooming you and must see your sour face that is constantly installed from the beginning to the end of the event, huft!" Then, my crisp laugh broke again.

But suddenly, this time he was replied with just a smile. A smile that did not show his teeth, and looked awkward.

"Why? How did it suddenly get so awkward?" I asked who was still trying to digest the situation that suddenly changed drastically just because of his expression towards me.

He was still silent, just staring at the ice coffee that I just realized that it had only decreased a little. So since then he's been chatting with me which I think is very exciting... He didn't touch his coffee at all?

I was stunned for a moment to see his sudden strange movements. Somehow that smile and the truth about the contents of the iced coffee in his glass can affect my feelings in no time. Tore apart my confidence in the clarity of our relationship that instantly made a huge hole of anxiety in my heart.

For me who even felt very happy and flowery since last night over his short message. Makes me very optimistic that our relationship will continue and will be more serious than ever, suddenly evaporate. The feelings for my feelings that I had been hanging from last night were meaningless as I increasingly judged the look on his face.

Yeah, correct. Even though he was still a thousand languages silent and only showed me a thin smile. But I'm pretty sure the next thing he says is his farewell to me. And I thought my hunch wouldn't go wrong, even if I wanted the opposite.