Emily's POV:

I groaned when the bright sunrays, penetrated through my curtains and wake me up.

I didn't set my alarm today because I didn't have anything to do now , besides weeping.

I thought to go and talk to Zach today. Maybe everything would settle and we could again live a normal life.

I went to bathroom and looked in the mirror. There was a girl looking back at me with swollen eyes and saddness in it.

These eyes were not that bright and happy that they were used to be. I stared at them for quite a while but then shook my head and stripped down and went down the shower.

After 15 minutes, I was ready to go, with light blue jeans and a maroon colour tank with my sneakers. My poor attempt to get ready.

I picked my bag and made my way downstairs. Mom was watching TV.

"Hey sweetie! How are you feeling now?" , She was happy that I came out of my room at last and thought to do something.

I faked a smile."I am Ok"

"Are you going anywhere?"

"Yeah. Going to have a talk with him.", I tried very hard not to grit my teeth.

"Thats good sweety. You should clear everything up", she gave me an assuring smile.

I smiled back and went out of the house.

I looked last time at the ring which was resting there, unsure if it would last there or not. It didn't even know that if my finger was its real place.

I pushed the tears back into my eyes not wanting to look vulnerable and weak.

At last , I reached infront of the building. I heaved a sigh and went inside with a big heart , telling myself that I should face the truth bravely.

I made my way to his office. Standing infront of it, I changed my idea of going in for hundredth time but atlast raised my hand and knocked it.

"Come in", came really light voice. A voice filled with despair and defeat. A voice that I was not expecting. My ear were desperate to hear that husky tone. A voice that used to turn my insides upside down.

I stepped in , slowly opening the door. As the full door opened, a figure came into my view. A lonely figure sitting in his chair with his hair coming into his shadowy eyes.

What happened to my Zach? I wanted to go and hug him but I restrained myself.

He slowly looked up and something sparkled in his dim eyes. He quickly stood up but something was different in his posture.He was not looking that dominant as he used to be.

"Hey Emily!", He greeted me with a smile but there was something behind that smile. Something he was regretting at.

"Hi", I lightly smiled.I so wanted to go and hug him and say that I was here now. I so wanted to go and weep on his shoulder, feel him under my touch, smell his musky colonge. I missed him.

Seeing him ,my all anger disappeared. Did he miss me?

"I-I wanted to talk you", I stammered.

"Yeah?!", he gave me an encouraging look.

" I am here to hear your side. I should hear you out-", I was rambling when he interrupted me.

"Emily believe me I was going to tell you that myself. I know that I did wrong by keeping secrets from you but believe me it was really hard to reminisent my past."

He turned his back to me and continued speaking.

"All I did was due to crisis. My father died when I was not in a complete position of handling business and the money pushed me to do horrible things."

"No one knew about that except Chloe. She just found out that. I was so depressed that days, so to share my worries, I told her"

"I was going to tell you but she just ruined everything by telling you first"

"But Emily! I - I", he looked at me.

"What?", I asked him.

"I- I wanted to tell you something"

The way he said those words made my heart to beat faster.

He was looking everywhere except me. Why I was smelling that something bad was coming my way?

"Y-yes?", I asked reluctantly afraid to hear something bad.

"Just promise me something?"

I nodded signaling him that he could continue.

"Emily Just don't leave me. Its not my mistake. I regret it. I hate myself for this. Just don't leave me", he pleaded making me more anxious.

"What happened?", I didn't have a single clue of what he was saying.

My phone vibrated in my hands. I unlocked it. There was a message from an unknown number.

' I had real fun last night. Zach was really good in bed.

~Chloe '

As I read the message, every piece of puzzle started to fix. Finally, when the realization started to sink in, something inside me broke.

I looked up with my blurry vision.

"That was Chloe", I answered his unspoken question with my shaky voice.

As these words left my lips, an unknown wave of emotion passed through his face.

Now I knew what was shinning in his eyes. That was REGRET.

But I couldn't believe him. He cheated on me. Tears started to made their way down my cheeks.

"E-Emily believe me. I was drunk. I didn't even knew that she was there. Don't leave me. I love you Emily!"

When he said LOVE, I started to flame with anger.

"Love? Do you even know what it means?", Now my tears were replaced by anger.

" E-Emily"

"Just stop it Zach! I-I can't do that"

He frowned in response but my next action cleared everything up.

Putting a heavy stone on my heart, I took the ring out of my finger.

"Emily W-What are you doing?", he asked not believing his eyes.

"Sorry Zach", I chocked at the last word.

He pleaded me with his eyes not to do that but I put the ring on his hand.

Looking into his hurtful and pleading eyes were agonizing. I turned around and walked towards the door.

He was still standing there like a statue , staring far way.

"Good bye", I said a light goodbye and went out of the building.

As I went out of the building, tears started to flow like a waterfall.

My heart was aching and there was an hollow feeling down there.

I looked down at my finger which was now empty. How could he cheat on me?

I hate that LOVE word now. In my whole life, I loved only this man deep from my heart. And what he did?

I wanted to stab myself for even loving him and becoming weak.

I am surprised that how love makes a person so weak and vulnerable.

I was hopeless now. Why I was even living in this world? There was nothing for me except hatred and griefs.

The rain started to pour and I cursed myself for walking home on foot.

It seemed like that sky was also weeping at my miseries.

I wept all the way home. Why he did this to me? I loved him. He was everthing to me. I couldn't believe that he cheated on with.

No one cares about you. Every one just leave you when they are bored. Love is just a waste of time. There was nothing like love.

I hated myself for loving him. He was a billionaire and a player. Why would he love me? He just had his needs.

Deep down my heart was denying my every thought. Why my heart was still with him? I wanted to rip my heart away from my chest. Why he was still beating for him?

It was just because of this stupid heart that I was in this terrible situation right now.

It seemed like everything was destroyed. My purpose of life died and now I also wanted to die.

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