ROMEO

I gently took her hand in mine, looking into her eyes. I gave it a little squeeze and whispered. "Ivy, I'm sorry." I said, speaking from my heart.

Ivy pulled her hands away from mine, looking away from me. She was silent. The tears had stopped falling from her honey brown eyes but they still lingered there.

"Ivy." I called her name.

I heard her stifle a sob, but a few tears still slipped down her cheeks.

My eyelids dropped. God, I hated to see her shed tears. The thought that I was the one who made her cry filled me with guilt. I hated myself more than anything...