Chapter 44. Life

We only had one chance at this. Whatever mistakes we made, we did not have the choice to erase them, all we could do was learn from them. But sometimes, we didn’t even make mistakes, life would just throw crap our way and expect us to handle it. 

If you asked me, it was unfair; but at the same time, it was. Because without these moments of pain and frustration, we won’t be able to grow or even have a glimpse of the potential that we possess. 

It was a few minutes past noon and I was lying on the lap of Mark as he gently and slowly ran his hand through my hair over and over. His touch felt so good but at the same time, it burned. It did not literally burn me, but emotionally, I could feel it. 

We were in the living room, on the couch as the TV played some news. He seemed focused on it, not even knowing that my heart was being burned. 

“Where did we go wrong?” I asked, breaking the silence between us. I was no longer crying, I did