Maverick’s eyes turned red with a thin layer of moisture gathering at the corners. “Lia, I was blinded by Emma before, and I hurt you because of it.
“But what’s done is done. No matter how much I regret it, I can’t turn back time. All I want now is to make it up to you. Please,
just give me a chance, okay?”
I shook my head. “No. Like you said, the damage is done, and nothing you do can change that. There’s no way you can bring my
mother back to life. Maverick, all I can say is that I don’t hate you anymore. But there is no future for us.”
He looked at me with pleading eyes. “Lia, I’m begging you–please don’t take away every last bit of hope from me.”
He stayed in the hospital for five days. I visited him every day per his request, but after he was discharged, I cut off all contact.
The night before what was supposed to be our wedding, he sent me another message.
“Lia, tomorrow is our wedding day. You hinted at it so many times, yet I kept putting it off. Now, when I’m finally ready, you
don’t want it anymore. As long as there’s even a 1% chance, I won’t give up. I’ll be waiting for you at the wedding venue.”
Early the next morning, I dragged my suitcase to the airport.
As the plane slowly ascended 40 thousand feet in the air, all my love and hatred for Maverick became nothing more than a thing.
of the past.
I had planned a world tour for myself–traveling the globe had always been a dream of mine.
At first, I didn’t have the money or time. Later, I had the money but not the time. Now, finally, I could travel freely and enjoy a life
that was entirely my own.
Over the course of four years, I crossed over a hundred countries, witnessing breathtaking landscapes and stunning natural
wonders.
My final stop was Greetz, where I experienced a devastating 7.2–magnitude earthquake. In an instant, buildings collapsed, and
countless lives were lost.
Only then did I realize how powerless humans were in the face of nature. No matter how much effort we put in, we were still
Insignificant against its force.
That earthquake made me rethink many things. I decided to end my travels and return to Ammington.
