It
was my turn to grab his wrist, dragging him behind me as I marched to the
corner up the back for some semblance of privacy. “I can’t,” I whispered
loudly. “I can’t explain why but I just can’t. We can’t be.” I regretted my
harsh tone but I knew it was necessary. He was better off without me in his
life, no matter how dangerous even that was. Tears threatened to well in the corners of my
eyes but I fought them off, knowing it would demand an explanation I wasn’t
ready to give.
Jake
stared at me as though daring me to hold by my refusal before bowing his head
and stepping back. “Alright then, if that’s what you want.”
“It’s
not what I want, believe me, but it’s the way it has to be. I’m so sorry Jake.”
It was getting harder to fight back to tears. I knew it was a losing battle so
I had to get him to leave before I lost the fight. “You have to go, Jake.
Please, just go.” I lowered my head, hiding my face as tears started to win.
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