---- He touches my hand and tries to rouse me from my sleep, but | just push his hand off. | touch his scar, and all the memories flood back. He got that scar because of me. Antonio saved me when the school caught fire and | was stick in the hallway. Somehow, that makes all the sleep leave my body. | get up, but to my surprise, he stops me. He looks guilty. "It can wait until later. | don't really feel that hungry anymore.

You can make it later when you have enough rest." | just put on my robe and get out of the bedroom. "Well, aside from the pasta, is there anything else that Cecilia wants?" Antonio pauses. He didn't expect me so say that. "Um, nothing else. Nothing anymore." ---- The sky is still dark, so | start making the food that he will give to her. He sits at the counter and watches me, looking nervous. "I forgot to tell you. | have a business trip to London next week.

It's still on Monday, so there's no need to panic or anything. | will still be with you." "I'm not panicking," | say blandly. "| hope you have a good trip." "Well, we can have dinner with your parents before | go," he says. "We can talk about the wedding." | face him, setting the plate down in front of him. "That won't be necessary." He gapes at me. "Why not? What do you mean?" | smile. "They haven't gone back from their vacation yet." ---- Antonio just stares at me.

It seems that he wants to say something but he's debating it. Before he can decide, his phone rings. Without saying anything, he leaves the kitchen to answer the call. Then he hurries to leave in his car. kK My resignation is finalized when Friday comes. | leave the office, still carrying just my bag. | have put away everything little by little so Antonio won't know. Antonio shows up and drives me to a steakhouse, still clueless.

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He orders food for me, but he's the only one who seems to be happy. He cuts my steak for me, asking, "Do you want some wine?" Since I'm on my phone looking at things, | just ---- say, "Up to you." He doesn't like that. "Who are you talking to?" "Nobody,' | say, but he still snatches my phone. He looks at my screen and shakes his head. "Why did you change your wallpaper?" For years since we got together, my wallpaper has always been us. Now it's a photo of my parents' dog.

It's a dumb question, so | just stand up and excuse myself, heading to the ladies' room. When | come back, Antonio is no longer at the table. I'm about to call him when suddenly, the lights tun off and someone lights up the fairy lights. A waiter walks over to me with flowers and a cake. ---- | look at my phone and it's a birthday message from my parents. They remembered, and yet he didn't. | walk out of the restaurant with my cake and flowers after paying the bill.

| don't have the energy for a taxi so | just walk home. But as | pass by the park, | hear a familiar voice. "Higher!" Cecilia says laughing. "You're so strong, Antonio! Push me higher!" | look beyond the fence and see that Antonio is pushing Cecilia on a swing. | stand there, close to them, until they notice me. They look at each other. Antonio's expression turns sour. "You should try the swing,' he tells me. "It's fun." ---- Cecilia blushes. "It really is. We've been doing this for a while.

Please don't be mad, though. We just wanted to have some fun. We grew up together." "You don't need to explain anything to her," Antonio says, stroking her hair. He turns to me, his eyes cold. "Come here and join us." Not wanting to make him feel justified in being an asshole, | get into the park and sit on the 2) pinning carousel. | just try to scroll on my phone and ignore them, but then Cecilia gets off the swing. She approaches me like she already has a plan in mind.

| don't want to go on the swing anymore. What 2) he's doing looks more fun."