Chapter 33

"Annie I'm sorry", Taylor said to me trying to apologize for his mistakes but I wasn't ready to forgive him. I didn't want to even see him in my dreams not to talk of meeting him in reality. I walked passed him but he held my wrist stopping me from moving further.

"Why don't you listen to me Annie? I regret whatever I did to you and I'm ready to do whatever you ask of me", he continued speaking while I look away avoiding his gaze.

"You will do everything and anything right?" I asked him sounding interested in what he just said.

"Everything. Just tell me what I need to do so you will forgive me", he answered.

"That's good then. All I need you to do is to stay away from my family and I. I don't need you and I don't ever want to see you again, not in this life or the next", I said trying hard to not break down.

"No Annie, you can't tell me to stay away from you. I can't do without you please", he begged pulling me into his embrace. I really miss being in his arms. I wanted to stay there forever but that forever wasn't supposed to exist between both of us and I had to push him away. He was stronger than I thought that pulling away from him was much difficult.

"Can you stop struggling with me Annie? You avoiding me really hurts please", he pleaded and for some unknown reason I felt my body relax in his embrace. I began feeling comfortable being in that position with him and wished time would stop so we would never be apart.

"You finally listened to me", his voice brought me back to the present reminding me I was going to get married to Aikens. The only guy who had helped and supported me while I needed it.

"Let go of me Taylor. I don't need you nor your help , neither do I need your fake love", I spoke to him harshly pulling away from him finally.

"Your words hurt me Annie", he said painfully .

"Oh wow. I never knew you could get hurt darling. Well if you don't know then let me tell you this, you are just a heartless monster who thinks about nothing but himself ", I spat the words to his face. I could sense and feel his pain but that didn't stop me from bringing out the pain and hurt in me. "You don't even deserve to have a family of your own, you heartless beast. Did you think I'd come running to you after all you have done to me?", I couldn't stop the words from coming out of my mouth.

"Annie", he called out my name but that didn't make my hatred for him reduce. He deserved everything and even more but I wasn't just ready for him yet.

"And don't you ever in your life try to cross my path again otherwise, you will really regret meeting me", I told him and walked away.

"No Annie, you can't do this to me. I can't survive without you. Please forgive me and give me a second chance to correct my wrong doings", I heard him yell from behind but that wasn't going to stop me

"You say you can't survive without me but I wonder how you have still been alive all these years", I yelled back at him while moving forward. I didn't even know why I was going, all I knew was that I wanted to be far away from him. He didn't deserve me neither did I .

"Annie.", I heard my name being mentioned but couldn't find where it came from.

"Annie, it's late. Wake up now", I heard again and with that, my eyes flew open.

It was a dream.