A Graduation Gift

Standing by the corner of the street, Cassandra fixed her gaze at the crossing from behind a bush.

She was hiding and waiting for someone. She hoped that Rufus would come and look for her. Patiently, she waited for him to call out her name. She was expecting to see him so anxious because of her. That was what she wanted, and the reason why she was hiding behind the bush. She was curious to see what Rufus would do.

Besides, she really wanted to hear Rufus say that he was sorry and that maybe they should talk about their relationship. Cassandra assumed that they just needed to talk things over and everything would turn out fine. She hoped that he could be honest and tell her what was happening between him and Amanda. She didn't like being left out by her own boyfriend for the sake of another woman. She just wanted to know everything.

When she finally caught sight of Rufus, her heart beat faster. She was nervous but excited at the same time.

Rufus was looking around for her. He looked very anxious and desperate, and there was a deep frown on his face. Undoubtedly, he was restless because he couldn't find Cassandra.

Seeing Rufus's behavior, the corners of Cassandra's lips lifted into a striking smile. She was contented to see that Rufus cared so deeply for her. She looked at Rufus with soft eyes while hiding behind the bush.

'Rufus, I knew you would come here to look for me. I knew that you would tell me the truth, ' she thought to herself, clearly very satisfied with his actions.

the call and talked for a few seconds. Then he turned around and left. Seeing that Rufus was about to leave, Cassandra was held frozen on

saw next blew all her hopes away. Rufus got in his Range Rover and drove

a phone call. But it was also a call that made Rufus give up looking for her. It must have been Amanda who called him. Cassandra had no doubt about it, judging from the way he hastened. If it were somebody else, Rufus would haven't taken the call and just ignored whoever it was. The caller must be somebody more important than Cassandra and the thought of it broke her heart

Once, twice, thrice...

did she want it to happen for her to realize that she didn't mean much for him? How many times more was she going to be heartbroken till she would learn to

own folly. How stupid of her to think that she meant something to Rufus? Realizing that she was now completely alone, she felt cold all over her body. Her heart throbbed rapidly. She wanted to shout and cry and curse, but she just didn't have the energy to do anything. The

go. It is what it is. After all, he already told you that he wanted to break up with you,

touched her face and she hadn't realized that she had been crying all this time. Tears kept falling down her face. She cried and

couldn't help but feel sorry for herself. How could she be this fragile and allow herself to be hurt by a man? Bracing herself up, she was reminded that, it was just a break-up, so there was no need to be this sad. She had

frustrations. She didn't want to cry. Though no one was here to see her like this, she felt weak whenever

was prepared to move on with her

Rufus," she said with