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Her lips parted, but nothing came out at first before, finally--barely audibly--she whispered my name. But it wasn’t what I wanted to hear. My question still stood, and my voice cracked right through the name. “Tell me we’re over, Iva. Say you don’t want me.”
The last words shattered out of me, breaking in the middle, and I couldn’t even hide how close I was to falling apart. Her face crumpled, and then she broke, a sob ripping through her, like something tearing open inside. Her trembling hand pressed against her trembling lips, as if she could hold it in.
“How?” she gasped, choking on air. “How can I say that?”
My chest squeezed so hard it felt like I was being crushed while she shook her head, tears slipping down her cheeks, voice splintering with each word. “How can I say I’m
