I remember everything. My mind won't let me forget. Every damn night I see your face every time I close my eyes. That look in those gorgeous. That stupid smile over the littlest things. The way your hand felt in mine. I can't seem to be able to shake it off no matter how hard I try.

It was late at night. Karter was working on a project that was due tomorrow. He'd been taking on extra work just to keep busy. It was the only thing that could keep his mind from wandering into places he didn't want it to.

It had been three months since that night—since the last time he saw her. He'd replayed the events of that day over and over in his head, until he wasn't sure which parts actually happened and which ones his brain had changed to make the situation more bearable.

Karter was pretty sure their breakup had happened over a stupid fight. All their fights were stupid. Always. Never over anything significant. Just small things—and in his head, that only made it feel worse.

He was busy typing on his laptop when he heard a knock on his door. It had a special rhythm. One he knew far too well, even after all this time.

It couldn't be her, could it?

Karter looked at the clock. 2 AM.

At first, he guessed she might have come to collect everything she'd left behind at his place before their breakup. But 2 in the morning wasn't exactly the most convenient time for that.

He was snapped out of his thoughts when she knocked again. He got up and went to open the door—and sure enough, there she was. The reason he couldn't sleep properly nowadays. The reason he couldn't occupy himself with anything besides work, just to keep from breaking down all over again.

"What are you doing here?" Karter asked. He couldn't do this again. He couldn't go through the same pain. He was healing. Well, at least he was trying to heal. Meeting her eyes, it felt like he was back at square one.

Because how could he look at her and not fall all over again?

"{{user}}, why are you here?!" Karter repeated, as if that could somehow calm his heart. "I thought you never wanted to see my 'stupid fucking face' again." He scoffed, echoing her words back at her.