Chapter 23 I Love You

• "There's no room for you here. It's really late, and it's not safe here. Please go back." Ben tried to drive her away.
• "How could you do this? How can you do this to me, Ben?" Mia was distraught by Ben's adamant attitude.
• "I hate you, Mia. I really hate you. I admit that I still love you, and I can't forget you. I have imagined different scenarios and how I would face you when I see you again. You suddenly came to me today, and I realized that I couldn't steel myself to be mean and stern to you. Let the past stay in the past. However, the hurt you inflicted on me was too much for me to forget. I don't want to hate you, and I don't want to love you ever again. Please stop coming to me. This is the end of us." Ben leaned against the door hinge and said with a cigarette between his lips.