"Please give me five minutes, Cath."
I was about to leave the café when Alex's voice interrupted me. His abrupt appearance overshadowed the sidewalk's long shadows generated by the late afternoon sun. With his hands stuffed into his coat pockets, he stood there looking both desperate and determined.
"Alex, we've already discussed this," I stated in a composed yet forceful tone. "I have nothing more to say."
He retorted, taking a step closer, "There's everything to say." "You can't simply erase us as if we didn't exist."
I looked around, his words weighing heavily on me. Happily oblivious to the tension sizzling in the air, people rushed by.
"You're not allowed to do this," I whispered quietly. "Not after everything."
"Everything?" he asked again, letting out a sour laugh. "Even thoug
