The End of Love No Way Back Novel – I stood outside for a full five minutes, watching Orson delete message records in his car. I just realized why Orson would stay in the car for a while before coming home.
In the group chat, one of his friends sent a message. “When will the baby call you Daddy, Orson?” They talked about me with a tone of mockery, excitement, and curiosity. However, there was no guilt towards me.
I suppressed the pain in my heart and calmly tapped on the car window. “Who is she?” Orson’s fingers paused on the screen. He turned to me a long time later. His eyes were filled with nervousness and fear.
Orson threw his phone aside, got out of the car, and hugged me. “Neola, listen to me. I just didn’t want to make you sad.” He held me tightly, afraid that I would leave him. But his words were cold like ice, piercing into my heart. “So you really betrayed me and had a child with another woman…” I was engulfed by confusion, shock, and pain.
A wave of disgust washed over me when I thought about him deleting the chat history every day and then coming home to say “I love you”. My mind went blank. I pushed him away and turned around to escape. Orson chased after me and his phone rang. Seeing the remark on the screen, he hesitated for a moment and then answered it. “Dad, come to stay with me and Mommy.
I miss you.” I felt heartbroken hearing the child’s sweet voice. I suppressed my emotions and left without looking back. I ran out of the parking lot, turned around, and Orson was nowhere in sight. I couldn’t help but laugh at myself. The cool night breeze was a bit chilling but I felt colder in my heart. I didn’t go home and walked away from the neighborhood aimlessly.
Then, I bumped into my neighbor, Lucy Downey. Lucy greeted me and jokingly said, “Why are you out for a walk alone today? Where’s Orson?” She would always joke like that. In the past, I’d get shy but eventually talk to her about Orson’s feelings for me.