It had been forever since Avery really let loose. At her pajama party she downed several drinks.
After an intense pillow fight her mood hit an all-time high. She was so excited she''d even say hi to
random cats.
This buzzsted until the party ended. After walking herst twopletely wasted neighbors home
she headed back to her ce humming a tune.
From a distance she spotted a figure standing by her door holding a box.
It waste and her birthday was over. Who could be visiting now?
As she got closer and recognized the face, her smile instantly vanished and her tone turned cold.
"What are you doing here?"
Catching her mood shift, Ethan''s eyes shed with barely noticeable pain. His
voice sounded rough.
"Avery, Happy birthday."
She didn''t respond. She walked straight to her door unlocked it and was about to
go
Ethan thought she hadn''t heard him so he called out again.
"Happy birthday Avery. I brought you a gift."
He spoke so loud that her mom heard from the living room.
''Who''s there? Avery is that you?"
Avery didn''t want her parents knowing Ethan was here so she quickly replied.
''It''s me! Just getting some fresh air. I''ll be in soon."
inside.
Then she turned to look at Ethan and made it clear where she stood.
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"I don''t want it."
The light in Ethan''s eyes slowly died out.
But he still forced a smile and kept trying.
"Look I know you don''t want to see me." His voice was pleading. "But I promised I''d give you a birthday gift every year. I don''t want to break that promise. Please just take it."
As he spoke he opened the box.
Seeing the stunning jeweled ne inside Avery fell silent.
On her sixteenth birthday her parents had given her a ne too.
When
his family had
excited it he''d told her ne simr t
t belongs to swnow
Worried she wouldn''t believe him he''d rushed home to get it proudly showing it off.
"Isn''t mine prettier than yours? But, it is for my future wife. You can just look at it." Back then Ethan constantly talked about Sophia.
Avery thought he was hinting that he didn''t like her and they''d never be together. Those unspoken feelings got buried deep in her heart.
Eventer when they shared a bed and he whispered countless sweet nothings that made her heart
race...
She never had the guts to tell him she''d liked him for years.
She would never forget the smug smile on his face when he held up that ne and his confident
tone.
So seeing this ne again, Avery felt strangely detached.
There were memories of the past but no emotional response anymore.
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She stepped back, creating distance between them. Her voice was soft but absolutely firm.
"Stop doing these pointless things, Ethan. We''re over. This ne and anything else you send
me-I won''t ept any of it."
She turned and walked toward her house without stopping.
A cold autumn wind blew making Ethan shiver.
He watched her retreating figure feeling like something was being ripped from his
body.
All the frustration and pain he''d been holding back finally copsed and poured
out.
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"What will it take for you to forgive
me?" His voice cracked with
desperation. "We''ve been together for over twenty years! Are you really cutting me out of your lifepletely?"
"Avery!" He was almost shouting now. "No matter how much you hate me, I''m not giving up! I''ll prove you''re the only one in my heart! I can''t live without you!"
No matter how loud he yelled.
Avery never looked back.