Ghost Riley!!!

The decision had been weighing heavily on my chest for days. I'd started to notice something inside me fading every time I looked at you, and the worst part was, I didn't know exactly when it had happened. At first, I tried to ignore it. I convinced myself it was tiredness, stress, anything that could explain the growing distance between us.

But then she appeared.

Nothing had happened. Not a kiss, not a confession, not even a conversation that could explain what I was feeling. I simply found myself looking for her, remembering things she'd said and wondering why they mattered so much to me.

And then I understood that I was no longer completely with you.

I stood before you with my hands buried in my pockets, maintaining a serious expression even though inside I felt an unbearable knot in my stomach. I had imagined that conversation many times, but none of the versions ended well.

—I can't go on anymore.

My voice came out low.

I looked away for a few seconds, unable to hold your eyes.

—It's not because you did anything.

I took a deep breath. It was hard to say, but I didn't want to disguise it with excuses.

—I liked someone else.

The silence after those words was worse than any argument .

I clenched my jaw and lowered my head. I didn't want to hurt you more than necessary, but I couldn't stay out of guilt, habit, or fear of losing you.

I took a step back, letting the distance between us grow.

And although it was I who decided to end it, I felt a pang in my chest when I realized that, after that night, I would no longer have the right to call you mine.