Chapter 0747
On the other hand–and this is what hurts me the most–hurt Marcus with my attitude, my actions, my thoughts. With all those things piling up, I didn’t even need to cheat on him with you for him to feel hurt. You know, he and I aren’t in a good place right now.
“Our life in Hesperia was wonderful. We had it all. We were a great family. We were the family I’d always dreamed
the family I wished for as a little girl. I only understand now that with him, I have everything.”
of,
“Mary… Please, don’t say it,” Peter said, closing his eyes. “Remember, he was my best friend, and even though we’re speaking from the heart, I’m not ready to hear how he earned your love. I’m not ready to hear how I couldn’t, but he did.”
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to be so…”
“Don’t worry, I just don’t want to hear that part, please…!
“Peter, I know you live with someone else… Is that true?”
Peter opened his eyes, and the memory of Celeste, the girl with wild curls waiting for him in Slovenia, flashed in his mind.
“Yes..
“I want you to be happy, Peter. I want everything we lived through together to stay here, as a beautiful memory,” Mary said, pointing to her heart.
Her gesture made the tears and the knot in Peter’s throat finally spill over.
“Mary… It sounds like you’re saying goodbye to me…”
“That’s exactly what I’m doing, Peter! You are my past, a very good one,” Mary said as she pulled away from the embrace to look him in the eye.
As she looked at him, she couldn’t help but notice that the man’s eyes were full of tears. She felt a pang in her chest, but she couldn’t stay by his side, not out of guilt or to make him happy. As they had both said, they had their time, and it was over. It was time to let go.
“Peter, I want you to be happy! I want you to be free! I want my presence to only be a memory of what we were in our youth, the one that taught us what we wanted for the future. You were my intense love, and that will never change. But life had something completely different in store for us…”
“My little mouse… I think it’s time to say goodbye, isn’t it?
“Yes… Peter, it’s time for both of us to say goodbye. Life gave us the chance to meet again and to do this in the best way possible. Let’s do it,” Mary said, her voice cracking.
Peter sat up, just like Mary, both of them seeing how this scene was the best way to say goodbye. Life had already separated them once before, with no chance to say farewell, no opportunity to say goodbye. Life had cut the thread. that held one of them, but this time, they weren’t going to waste it.
“Mary, there’s just one thing I’d like to do one last time…”
“Tell me, what is it that you want to do?”
“Are you sure you’ll do it?”
“Yes… Tell me…”
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