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"-Whatever. Just say it."
"I'm done with you." Henry says, his voice shaky but firm.
"Wh-what?"
"I said- I'm done with you. happy now?'
and suddenly, Alex can’t breathe.
It feels as if his heart is being ripped out of his chest, like if it was a guitar and someone forcefully broke the strings, his eyes pink and heavy at the rims, tears threatening to fall any second now.
He stares at Henry in disbelief, was this really it?
"I said what you wanted me to say, now please leave." Henry says, his voice breaking ever so slightly.
"fine." Alex whispers, his legs feeling like jelly and his body going numb.
He turns around and starts walking away, he doesn’t cry though, he just silently makes his way out.
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When Alex reaches back home, he storms past everyone, not wanting anyone to talk to him as he runs up to his room and slams the door shut.
He leans against the door, his breathing heavy and eyes shut.
He doesn’t want to open his eyes, doesn’t want to look at his room, he doesn’t want to look around and think of Henry.
Not their calls, not their emails, not their texts and definitely not about how beautiful Henry looks…looked, under the moonlight or when he face was dripping with water or even back at the pala- no.
He can’t do this.
He opens his eyes and they fall on the Kimono, there, laying on his bed and before he knows it, his legs start to tremble and tears start streaming down his eyes as he makes his way over to his bed.
He can’t remember when was the last time he felt this broken, was it during the divorce?
He isn’t sure, because right now, all he knows is that he just probably (maybe…definitely) lost Henry and nothing makes sense anymore.
He wonders if this what is written in the stars for him...not having a stable relationship.
First, his parents split and his dad moved away and now whenever he's around, all he ever hears is screaming and fighting.
Then, he lost Henry.
He lost his person, someone who saw him for who he is, someone who completed him.
Henry, the person who healed a part of Alex he didn't break, Henry, who crushed the same part he healed and now Alex doesn't know if anyone will ever be able to heal it again.
He doesn't know if he'll ever believe in love again.
He tries not to think about it but he fails, Henry's words play in his head over and over again as if on loop.
"I'm done with you" "now please leave" he drops down on his bed, burying his face in a pillow to muffle his cries as he finally lets himself break.