Chapter 50. Past Hurts with Present Loves

Emily’s POV

I stared at the screen of my cellphone every time Benson called me. My heart ached as I remembered the scene of Nina leaving the room where Benson also was.

Nina had won again. She had ruined my relationship, again. Am I doomed to suffer for love? Is this my fate? To fall in love and have Nina tear that love away from me?

I stayed holed up in my room for several days straight. Mom came to keep me company sometimes, but I had nothing to say other than to cry compulsively.

"I wish I could take this pain away from you, my daughter," Mom whispers in my ear as she strokes my hair.

"Why does love hurt so much, Mom?" I ask sadly. Minnie doesn't respond immediately, and I wait for an answer with tears ready to fall.

"Loving is a risk, but you're capable of handling this pain. No one dies from love, Emily," Minnie whispers the response.

I nestle closer to my mother, while tears stream down my face l