Chapter 10
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After shouting those words, I felt a bit shocked at myself. While I was not exactly known for being gentle, people generally saw me as calm and composed.
Looking at Selena’s stunned expression, I suddenly felty” didn’t mean it like that, but I just can’t get past this,” I said, shaking my head, at a loss for words.
I glanced at my phone and sighed. “Anyway, Inred to go to work “I stared at her for a few seconds before turning to leave.
“I’m sorry for everything.” Selena mumbled from behind me. The words sting, but I did not look back
Instead of going to work that day, I bought several bottles of liquor and went home after requesting a week off. I knew I was throwing away my perfect attendance bonus and a week’s salary, but I did not care about the financial hic
I just needed to find some way to let it all gt was churning
et it all out, or I would not know how to cope. That night, Idrank eight bottles straight, one after anothe
my stomach was on fire and my
Espent that night running between my bed and the bathroom. The next seven days passed in a blur–three days of drinking myself into oblivion, followed by three days of contused, endless sleep
I wanted to end it all few times, thinking it this was what life had come t to, what was the point? on the last day, I finally snapped out of it. I found an old photo of myself when i was younger and looked at my phone, whete a bucket list I had once written stared back at me
Trealized this was not how I wanted to live. So, I shaved off my seatty beard, changed out of my alcohol–stained clothes, and went downstairs to get some real food.
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When my colleagues saw, they were surprised.
“You’ve lost weight in these two weeks. Is the stress getting to you? Don’t worry too much. This too shall pass, and you’ll find someone better.”
I just smiled and changed the subject to work had no idea how Selena was doing. After deciding on divorce, I deleted all her contact information and limited my phone and work accounts to client communication
While I was not typically acold person, I believed that you should make a clean break when you decide to end things. What was the point of leaving loose ends? The idea of rekindling old flames seemed ridiculous to me
Someone told me that Selena had cried for hours that day. I did not know if she was crying over our years together or because she could not let me go. However, it did not matter
I was selfish and could not accept sharing my love with so the. After a week, I gradually moved on from the divorce. I threw myself into work and tried to keep things professional with everyone around me.
Though they looked at me with doubt and were probably wondering if I was just puiting on a brave face, none of that mattered anymore
