Shawwred at the note, reading that one line over and over. He was taken Raisey id


    ASTLE TUM IT WAS over


    with hiphope to hand, she looked foods and saw Shams sleek, ck car parked on


    He hadrone after her


    And now, he was asking her to go down and meet him


    Halsey held Gre phone muste tightly. “It’s in


    good time for me toe down, dar. Lane It


    you have something to say, just say over the phone


    Mr Lane! Shaun gave a coldugh: “Semy Mr Lane now/ That is funny you sure didn’t call me thatst night! Guess you’re one of those people who farget everything once the fan’s


    Over


    Halsey was quiet for a beat just say what you need to say If you’re done, Um hanging up


    “Don’t you dare hang up on me!” Shaun’s voice suddenly dropped, sharp and cold like ice


    Then get to the point


    Shaun asked, “Why did you leave by yourself? I woke up and you were gone.”


    Halsey said nothing.


    ” can pretend none of this happened. I’ve already started nning the wedding. Whatever dress or ceremony you want, I’ll-


    “That’s enough!”


    Halsey cut him off. She had to. If she let him keep talking, she was afraid she’d give in


    “Did you see the note I left on the nightstand?”


    Since he hadn’t mentioned it, she had no choice but to bring it up herself


    I saw it. So what” Shaun said tly


    Halsey gripped the phone tightly “Let’s not waste time dancing around the truth I said everything I needed to say in that note


    I won’t agree to this breakup!” Shaun snapped, cutting her off


    Halsey’s heart trembled. The words she had prepared were suddenly stuck in her throat


    Did on hear me I’m not breaking up with you!” Shaun practically shouted


    He wasn’t going to let her RO


    ELPS Inches her phone rightly, she didn’t want to break up with Shouvertes, but she


    erter save hits


    She didn’t want him to Hve his whole life in the shadows


    she hoped that one day, he could finally step into the light and truly live


    As Dwight, he had lost his father when he was just a child. People whispered that he was the son of a drug dealer, and he grew up under the weight of thatbel, stuck in a world of judgment and pain. Then his mother died, and he fell off a cliff in an ident. His life had always been steeped in darkness


    Now he was Sham, and he had already reached toward the light he was just one step away.


    Halsey wanted him to live in that light


    Holding her phone with a heavy heart, Halsey forced herself to say, “It’s over between us. You’ll have to deal with your problems now That’s it. I’m hanging up.


    She was about to end the call


    But Shaun shouted angrily, “Come out here!”


    “I’m noting,” she replied tly.


    “If you want to break up,” Shaun snapped, “then say it to my face! What’s the point of doing this over the phone? I’m right downstairs. Come down now!”


    “I think I’ve made myself clear. There’s nothing more to talk about


    I’m not leaving! I’ll wait right here until youe down


    Do whatever you want


    Halsey hung up on him


    Still halding her phone, she stood by the window and looked down Shaun’s car was still parked outside He hadn’t left He was just standing there by the car, waiting


    He was really waiting for her


    Then a ball of lighting split across the sky, and rain started to fall. Heavy raindrops pounder down from above in a sudden, relentless storin


    Halsey looked again Shaun hadn’t gone back to the car. He was still starting there in the pouring rais


    odi pren buske-1, but he didn’t move been through the downtur, is fed the bas


    gerer forked right on her


    Halsey’s heart aler


    That idier’ Why wouldn’t he just leave? Why was he standing in the rain?


    Downstates, Shaun never moved. He wasn’t going to leave he had to wait until Halsey came Nown


    Justst night, everything had been perfect between them Then suddenly, she had left hi with note saying it was over. He wasn’t going to ept that


    The rain kept falling, harder and colder, running down his jawline in icy streams.


    Then, all of a sudden, an umbre appeared above his head


    Shaun froze


    When he turned, he saw Halsey


    She hade down


    She hade


    Shaun’s eyes lit up. “You came! I knew you’de see me!”


    He reached out and grabbed her hand, but he was drenched, and the rain instantly soaked through the sleeve of her jacket.


    He let go quickly and tried to wipe the water off her arm, shing an apologetic smile. “Sorry I’m soaked. Come with me. I’ll go shower, and we can


    Halsey looked at the way he handled her so carefully, and her chest tightened painfully. He didn’t need to lower himself like this


    She met his eyes and interrupted him, “I’m here now. What exactly do you want to say


    “You think i came down here to see you?” she cut him off coldly “You’re wrong I just didn’t want to wake my parents I didn’t want them to worry


    Her words were like knives, slicing straight into Shaun’s chest


    He froze as he stared at her delicate face; pale in the rain. She looked even more beautiful now but the warmth that used to be there was gone