A Graduation Gift

'Tastes good? Must've been Amanda who said it.

Amanda bought this bread for him, but he turned around and gave it to me? It's ridiculous how he thinks I know nothing about this.

Rufus, you must be wallowing in satisfaction right now as two women pine for you at the same time.

What exactly am I to you?' she thought to herself.

Her trust in him was already at the brink of collapse, but because of this, it had fallen rock bottom. 'Is there any good reason, any reason at all to stay in a relationship with a man who uses what his other lover gave him to flatter me?' she wondered, apparently in a daze.

"Rufus, we're bearking up!"

Cassandra wrestled with herself before blurting it out, hear tears like torrents streaming down her cheeks.

"What's wrong with you, again?"

Rufus's smile was gone like the wind and was replaced with a look of concern when he saw her tears. A wave of panic engulfed him.

'Why is she crying? Is it because of my tardy return?

But no matter how upset she is, she has no right to break up with me because of that small slight, ' he thought and got kind of crossed.

"I remember saying that to you before, are you just using that to get back at me?"

Rufus asked, knitting his eyebrows and studying her expression, grasping for some sort of clue that would give away her true intentions.

Cassandra only shook her head, unable to say anything.

"Tell me what happened, Cassandra. Please, please talk to me,"

Rufus pleaded. He took Cassandra's arm and held it tightly. She was wracked with sobs.

His stomach did a one-eighty. He was so physically close to her, yet their hearts and feelings were so far away from each other.

He silently wished that she would stop being so stubborn and be gentle like other women. He just couldn't bear seeing her in tears.

"I don't love you anymore. We're done,"

Cassandra cried out desperately and in one swift motion, pulled her arm out of Rufus's grip.

Once upon a time she had always imagined that she would live a happy and peaceful family life with Rufus.

But the recent events had only reminded her that she was never good enough for him. They weren't fated to be with each other.

"No!"

believe what he had just heard. What he believed were her bitter tears, which betrayed her true feelings—she was still deeply

soon as I get off work tomorrow onwards, okay?" Don't say things

Cassandra, to no avail.

together. I mean it, Rufus. I really don't love you anymore. I

back and turned around, some of her tears glistened as they fell of her eyes. She then returned to

standing outside. She refused to open it no matter how hard he banged on

door, Cassandra slowly sunk to the ground. She bit her hand

the

desperately, not giving a damn about his priceless Italian tailormade shoes.

talk to

He ached to hold her in his arms, to

added more

doubt. What she wanted

and faithful to her, with whom she could celebrate

can you really do that, Rufus?' she

since I met you, my life began to take a different direction into unknown lands. I can only feel my way into my world since it was so dark, ' her

enthralled by him, drawn by his magnetism and looks. He was so perfect, aside from

foreshadowed the tragedy that was their romance. How could she have been so blind? Nonetheless, his constant profession of his love for her never failed to disarm her and eventually, succumb

thought that he was completely devoted to her and only her, but it was just wishful thinking and naive of her to

others thought of her. But in Rufus's heart, Amanda

calls and messages, Amanda would take Rufus away from her. Countless lonely nights, Cassandra would stare up at the empty white

behaved

waited for his explanation, but now

would suffer less and shed fewer tears for the rest of her

eyes, fighting

sweetly to her, trying to soothe her weary heart. One neighbor popped his head out of the window

world is it that you

experienced

heart. He felt his blood boiling; his heart could beat out of

all his might, again to no

I don't care. I'll bring it down if you

when Cassandra felt the door shake. He

the next few seconds, the hinge sounded to be in

am so tired...I am so,

the constant crying. She felt spent; her tears had

relieved him a

flipped by the little

I'll let you rest. I'll see