Comfort

Chapter 020 Reese Something broke inside of me upon hearing those words from Troy. I thought I was immune to this feeling. I thought I was immune to this kind of pain. I was wrong. I never expected him to say those things to me, and I felt as if a foreign thing suddenly materialized out of the silence and the stillness devoured my heart in a single vicious bite. There was only emptiness inside me. As if nothing. I pressed my palm against my mouth to stop myself from sobbing. I promised myself not to cry over them because they weren't worthy of my tears. I stared at my phone, feeling my knees melt and my chest tightening. I can’t breathe. I can imagine him hugging my mother in comfort as she cried in his arms. My mind was a swamp and deep as I welcomed the daggers stabbing my chest repeatedly. It still hurts me. I took a deep breath. I needed to detach myself from them and clear my thoughts that were filled with them. But it still hurt. Before I could even feel myself collapse to the gr