Ren's smiled, and stretched his arm out.
I squinted, trying to focus, and then my stomach dropped.
He wasn't stretching his arm to me. He was stretching them to someone else.
My chest tightened, as I watched her smile, as the curve of her shoulder brushed against his chest.
Her wet hair clung to her shoulders, as he tucked them behind her ears.
She was beautiful, every inch of her was perfect. The warmth in his expression was not for me…..it was for her.
She leaned in, and he didn't hesitate. His lips met hers.
And just like that… every hope I'd been stupid enough to cradle shattered in my chest.
I froze. The water instantly became cold.
My throat burned.
He looked happy. She looked perfect. And I….
I couldn't even move. I wanted to scream, to drown, to disappear into the water and never come up. But my eyes stayed locked on him,
he didn't even notice I was there.
My hands gripped the edge, trying to steady the shock, the sting of betrayal I hadn't expected.
