A Glimpse from the Future

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She's  holding a cup of café Americano as they walk on the seashore near the famous lighthouse in town. At that very moment, she was happily telling him  about the things that happened to her for the past week. Since 'that day', she got to tell him all the things she’s not fond of telling any other people. She's always been grateful that he’s always there for her because he's the one she only trusts. He became her outlet of emotions.

Suddenly, he called her by her name with a distressed expression on his face. The bright atmosphere turned into gloom. Silence reigned for a moment. They stopped from walking. From that moment, she suddenly felt that something was wrong. She immediately felt this uncomfortable feeling as she heard his gloomy voice calling her name.

What’s wrong?”
She had this feeling that he'll tell her the words she'd never wanted to hear. Her knees trembled. She bravely asked him as she tried to hold back her tears.

“We need to stop this. Let’s end…" He finally said it.

She suddenly dropped her coffee. Without any other words, he gently loosened his grasp of their intertwined fingers.

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