Why She Said Goodbye

The day Elara said we were over, it was pouring rain.

She told me, "Connor, I don't love you anymore."

I actually believed her.

It took me three years to realize that she had a diagnostic report for an endoscopy tucked in her pocket that day, and that her voice had been trembling the entire time.

Some misunderstandings, once spoken aloud, can never be clarified again.

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The day Elara said we were over, it was pouring rain.

It was a Friday, the first major storm since summer hit Chicago,