Ten Years of Wrong Love, I Begged Him to Leave

It was supposed to be a special Valentine’s Day at a trendy couples' restaurant, but a single phone call from Nadia ruins everything. Dismissing her feelings with a promise to return quickly, Cole walks out, leaving her to wait alone until the venue closes. He never comes back. After a decade of devotion and endless waiting, she finally reaches her breaking point. Realizing his promises are empty, she decides to end the cycle of neglect and begs him to leave her life for good.

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Chapter 2

[100 people ahead of you, estimated wait time: 30 minutes.]

True to form, getting a cab downtown on Valentine’s Day was next to impossible.

Even the cab app honestly told you how long you’d have to wait.

But Cole couldn’t manage that.

He’d give you hope, telling you to wait for him.

But he never said how long.

Like today, I waited until eleven, until the restaurant closed, and Cole still hadn’t come back.

Yet he kindly sent a message, telling me to take a cab home.

He even remembered to remind me to let him know once I was home.

And of course, there were those never-forgotten explanations and justifications.

[Nadia’s not feeling well. I had to take her home to be sure.]

[Take care and try to get some sleep early.]

He was not unaware of the dangers a girl would face taking a cab alone at night.

But while he could escort Nadia, he couldn’t do the same for me.

Because I was more sensible than Nadia, as he said.

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