Chapter 1: Chapter 1
I was sitting in the car, staring out the window, when I saw him. He was walking down the street, hands in his pockets smiling at everyone he passed. It was the first day of spring, and the sun was shining through a soft cloud cover. Birds were chirping, flowers blooming, and everyone was in a good mood. Except me.I was stuck in a car for eight hours, listening to my girlfriend talk about her ex-boyfriend and how much better he was than me. Why do you look so sad, my love?' my better half asked. 'Don't you miss him?'
'No. I don't miss him.What I miss is what we had. The passion, the fire, the way he would look at me...' I trailed off as a car wh izzed by, splashing mud all over my windshield. 'Oh, well,' I murmured to myself, 'that can't be helped.' The rain washes everything clean, you know.My better half turned to me. 'Do you really think he was better than me, Max?'
I sighed. You know I do, baby,' I said with a pout. 'How could I not? He was so handsome, so tan from summer still, and built like he could bench two of me easily while not being too buff.Plus, he had that smile that made his dimples even more noticeable. I could go on about how perfect he was, but I won't. I'll never forget the day I met him,' my better half continued. 'It was raining, and you were running late.I remember seeing you and thinking how cute you looked in your raincoat. Then you ran into him and got stuck in the car with us for the Rainbow Ride," as you called it. He was so nice, so calm, yet you acted like you hated him for no reason. It was so unfair.Then, when you finally got here, you were late and in a bad mood because you couldn't find your keys. It was a perfect storm of misfortunes, and you blamed him for it. He never said he was sorry, but you knew he was guilty by association. After all, he was your boyfriend at the time, and you were responsible for his actions.It was your choice to stay with him. You knew he cheated on you, yet you still chose to stay. Why?'
'Because,' I m a sucker for love, that's why. I fell in love with him the moment I saw him on the street that day. Even now, as I look back on it, I can't help but smile.How could anyone not fall in love with that smile? Even now, as I look back on it, I can't help but smile. How could anyone not fall in love with that smile? Even now, as I look back on it, I can't help but smile.How could anyone not fall in love with that smile?