The Heartbroken - S01 E233

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The Heartbroken - S01 E233

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 233

I will never forget that once in my life, I’d come to

know the real Seth Everett—and he was beautiful in

every way. In every arching curve and jagged edge,

in every break and crack. He was a night sky, full of

bright and dim stars and I would never get tired of

looking at him.

“We still have two questions each,” he said, playing

with the toe of his shoe.

“We’ll save them for when you get back,” I replied.

“Kyla, I’m not sure I—”

I punched his shoulder. “Shut up, you dipshit, can’t

you see I’m trying to be positive here?”

He didn’t reply.

It was like he didn’t even want to acknowledge the

possibility of him coming back here, even if it was

just one small visit, and even though I knew, at the

back of my mind, that he was bound to come back

one day, it felt like he was going away for good.

He stayed quiet as he looked down at the letter in his

hands, turning it over and over so we both stood

there in silence.

”So you’re really leaving,” I muttered.

“Ah.” He looked up, raising an eyebrow at me.

“Really? I didn’t notice.”

It was hard to glare at him when I was trying my

best to hold back tears. “You s--k.”

He held up his hands in the universal sign for

surrender. “What did I do?”

“Other than barge in on my life, break my heart, and

decide to leave all of a f-----g sudden, you mean?” I

asked him. “Aren’t you quite the heartbreaker?”

His lips tugged to a small smile. “That, sweetheart, is

the understatement of the century.”

I mirrored his smile. “Ain’t that right.”

—

Maybe the universe arranging our meeting was

nothing but a tragedy waiting to happen. Maybe we

just aren’t meant to be together in the end. But that’s

the point, Seth. That’s the point. It’s not about The

End, because The End is never the end, and it’s not

about whether or not we end up together. It’s all

about the fact that somewhere in between our first

meeting and this seemingly last one, you have made

me happier than I could have ever been without you.

You have given me these fleeting moments that

helped me get through my broken heart. You have

given me the chance to fall in love.

And our story might have ended up like a tragedy,

Seth, but happy endings are nothing but a nostalgia

for the present. And given the chance to go back in

time to change things, I would still choose to fall in

love with you over and over and over again,

because having you is worth losing you.