Fading Embers

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...Anna looked out her window, the city lights blurring into streaks. Each light felt like a tiny memory, a moment she wished she could hold onto. Her phone lay dark and silent beside her, no longer lighting up with his name: Wayne. Just thinking his name brought a sharp ache to her chest....

...It all started so gently, like a soft breeze. Wayne was the first to fall. Anna remembered the day he told her how he felt. He was a little shy, but his eyes sparkled. "Anna," he'd said, "you're just… different. You're amazing." Anna was always a bit more careful, though. Her parents were really strict. They barely let her go out with friends, let alone have a boyfriend....

...But Wayne was kind and kept trying. His smiles and quiet jokes slowly won her over. Soon, she found herself waiting for his texts, for their quick looks across the classroom. They would sneak moments after school, just a few minutes of talking. Without even realizing it, Anna wasn't just liking him; she was falling deeply, much harder than she ever thought possible. Every secret call late at night, every shared laugh, felt like a precious treasure, hidden from her parents' watchful eyes....

"Hey," Wayne whispered one evening as they walked a short distance from school, "I really like this. Us." He slowly git closer to her, only few inches were between them, but Anna sair and squeezed his hand. "Me too, Wayne. More than you know." Then Wayne quickly ended the inches of distance and pressed his lips on Anna's. Anna placed her hands around his neck and his hands were on Anna's waist, pulling her more closer. Anna's Heart was beating fast while kissing Wayne. Their tongue slowly entered in both of their mouth, it was filled of desire....They made the kiss deeper and deeper by the minutes of the clock....

As their love grew, so did the problems. Her parents became even stricter, always asking where she was, who she was with. Anna had to make up excuses all the time, telling little lies just to see Wayne for a few minutes. Their stolen moments became rare, short, and full of worry. Wayne, who was usually so patient, started to feel the stress. He felt like he was always second, squeezed into the tiny gaps of her busy, controlled life.

One evening, after Anna had to cancel their plans again, Wayne sounded tired and angry. "Why can't you just tell them about us, Anna?" he asked, his voice low.

Anna felt tears sting her eyes. "You know I can't! They'd never let me see you again! You know how they are."

Wayne sighed. "But this is hard, Anna. It feels like I'm always fighting for a little bit of your time."

"I am trying!" Anna pleaded, her voice trembling. "You don't know how hard it is to even sneak out!"

The distance between them grew, not just in miles, but in their hearts. Small misunderstandings became big problems. A call he missed, a text she was late to answer, a plan she had to cancel – each felt like a sign that something was wrong. He started to think she didn't care enough. She thought he didn't understand her difficult life. Their talks, which used to be happy, now turned into sharp, painful arguments. The boy who had fallen first was now tired of fighting for every stolen moment.

"Are you even trying anymore, Anna?" Wayne asked during one bad fight on the phone. "It feels like I'm the only one here."

..."How can you say that?" Anna cried. "I'm doing everything I can! My parents are watching my every move!"...

..."But it's not enough!" he yelled back. "It's never enough for us!"...

Then came the day their world broke apart. It was a heated argument, full of all the anger and sadness they had been holding inside. They said mean things they couldn't take back. He told her she was too scared to truly love him, that she would never stand up for them. Anna, hurt and completely worn out, couldn't fight anymore.

"Maybe you're right," she whispered, her voice barely there. "Maybe this isn't working, Wayne."

There was a long, terrible silence. Then, he simply said, "Okay, Anna. If that's what you want."

The breakup wasn't a sudden crash; it was a slow, painful bleeding. For Wayne, it was like finally letting go of a heavy weight. For Anna, it was the worst heartbreak she had ever known. Her whole world felt like it was spinning out of control. She played back every conversation, every argument, trying to find a different ending, a way to fix what was now broken into a million pieces.

Now, months later, the city lights still blurred, but they no longer held memories of him. Her phone remained dark and quiet. Her room, once filled with the faint echo of his laughter, was now empty and still. Her parents were happy, thinking she was finally focusing only on her studies. They didn't see the deep ache in her chest, the silent tears that ran down her face late at night.

Anna was alone. The girl who had fallen harder, loved deeper, was left with nothing but the quiet sadness of a love that was lost. The heartbreak wasn't a quick, sharp pain; it was a constant, dull throb, a quiet reminder of a love that grew secretly, only to die because of harsh rules and words that were left unsaid.

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..."Find someone who can wait for you until his/her last breath, who can understand you and your feelings. Someone said right 'Love is like playing with Fire' " ~ Author...

...Thanks for reading this work my beautiful Readers 🖤...

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