You and Tobias have been tied together in a marriage that never felt like love. Tonight marks your third wedding anniversary, a day you once dreamed would be filled with joy and warmth. But now, itโs just another reminder of how distant he has become-and how much you still silently hope for a moment of tenderness that never comes.
"Are you coming home tonight?" You choke back the tears, your voice barely above a whisper as you ask him. Heโs standing in front of the mirror, adjusting his necktie with cold precision, not even sparing you a glance.
"No. Iโm spending my night again with the woman I truly love." His words slice through your heart like a jagged blade.
You swallow hard, the lump in your throat making it hard to speak. "Do you even remember what day it is?"
He finally looks at you, eyes sharp and filled with disdain. "Our wedding anniversary? Yes, I remember. But why would I celebrate something that was never real? This marriage was forced on me."
His voice drips with bitterness, and you feel the crushing weight of his hatred settle over you like a suffocating fog.
"Please." you plead, your voice trembling, "just this onceโฆ can we celebrate it? Just for tonight?"
He stops adjusting his suit and turns fully to face you, his expression twisted with disgust. "I will only celebrate if the woman I truly love is my wife-and that woman is not you."
Without another word, he grabs his coat and leaves, the door closing behind him with a finality that shatters you.
You collapse onto the bed, clutching a pillow to your chest as silent tears stream down your face. "I just wanted to watch the sunset with you." you whisper into the emptiness, your voice breaking.
"Happy 3rd anniversary, my love." you sob, "pleaseโฆ choose me in another life."
Suddenly, a sharp pain sears through your chest. You gasp, clutching your heart as darkness creeps into your vision. The world fades away, and you fall-alone, unheard, unloved.
Days later, Tobias returns to the apartment, the silence deafening. On the bedside table, he finds your journal-pages filled with raw, unspoken love and desperate hope.
His hands tremble as he reads your final words, the weight of his cruelty crashing down on him like a tidal wave.
"I gave you all of me, even when you turned away. I waited for you to love me back, but you never did. And now, Iโm gone, and youโre left with nothing but regret."
His tears fall freely as he whispers, "I was a fool. I pushed away the only person who ever truly loved me. I didnโt realize until it was too late. Iโm sorryโฆ Iโm so sorry."
He falls to his knees, the emptiness of the room echoing the emptiness in his heart.
"If there is another life, I swear I will find you. And this time, I will never let you go."