Chapter 17

I love you, I will always love you, but I have to sacrifice my love for you to pursue my dream, I know this is going to break your heart, but you will never know how though it has been for me to come to this decision, I just couldn’t bring myself to see you or even talk to you. If I miss this opportunity I will regret it for the rest of my life. Now every designer in the world wants me, I am already booked up for the next whole year, you will always have a special place in my heart that no one can replace, but I have to do this, I may never love anyone as much I loved you.’

There was silence; he was watching her while she talked, she choked up a couple of time while she talked to him; he took deep breaths to control her tears; he guessed she probably didn’t want anyone to see her crying, her eyes were red, and had lost its charm, she was happy that she was able to pursue her dream, but he knew she was not happy to break up with him. He knew this was going to happen, he had prepared himself from the time he had felt it until she started talking, he was very good at dealing with stress and pain, usually at work, but this hurts, still hurts.

She was on magazine covers and everywhere he turned his head, he was trying to get over the hurt and trying to get along with his not so wonderful life. After a couple of weeks after that, it was announced on TV that she and Emmanuel were getting married, he lost it. He got drunk and spent the whole day watching his old favorite ‘The Mad Mad World’. He was hurt, more than he was when they broke up, he was sober, and he knew he has to get away from there, he needed time to heal!