front of me.
“Who do you think you are?! Chloe doesn’t
need you! The best thing you can do for Chloe
is get the hell out of here!”
Zach frowned.
I knew him too well. That alone told me how
irritated he was.
But surprisingly, Zach didn’t explode.
He softened his voice, as if persuading me.
“Chloe, don’t be angry, I’m a doctor, I know how
to help you recover. If you’re still unhappy, I
apologize.”
“I know what’s best for you, right?”
From behind Kiki’s protective arm, I looked at
Zach.
His face felt alien to me.
Even when apologizing, he still acted superior.
Of course, he never felt he was wrong.
And he never understood how much more
painful that unanswered phone call was
Than the truck running over me.
I gently pushed Kiki’s arm away, using a
coldness I’d never shown Zach before.
“Zach, wake up.”
“It’s over between us. I don’t need your care, or
your false acts of kindness. When I needed you
most, you weren’t there, and I don’t need your
belated attempts at making amends.”
Zach had been indulging me for too long.
I was always so accommodating.
He’d never experienced
Being challenged by me.
Anger flickered in his eyes, but he suppressed
“Chloe, what do you want from me? Do I have
to kneel to satisfy you?”
In the past, seeing Zach treat me this way
Would have left me heartbroken.
But now,
I felt nothing, not a single ripple of emotion.
Then, Zach became relentless.
He seemed to forget my harsh words.
He came to my room at the same time every day, bringing tea and water, like clockwork.
