Broken bonds

Ivy was about to step forward but stopped short when she heard him. She still had a lot to say to him. But the moment he mentioned a breakup, she forgot everything and stared at him blankly. Her words remained unsaid forever.

"What?" She could still not comprehend what she had just heard and gaped at him. She was utterly frozen in her spot.

It pained Joshua to see her this way. But he held onto his resolve and took a step aside, avoiding her direct gaze.

"Let's break up, Ivy."

"Why?" Ivy's eyes teared up and her body started to tremble. Although it was not cold, she felt as if as was drowning in ice-cold water. It became suffocating and slowly, she was having trouble breathing.

"Ivy..." Joshua sighed and pulled his hair in frustration. "You and I....let's just say we are not compatible."