Chapter 55: Why didn’t you tell me?
A look of surprise flashed past his eyes and his face lit up as the corners of his lips twitched upwards to a smile
"You do? You remember me now?" He asked in a hast, hope gleaming in his dark brown eyes as we locked eyes.
He rushed forward, reaching his arms up, wanting to pull me into a hug but I stepped away to create a distance between us. I watched as his face fell in an instant as he looked at me with a puzzled look etched onto his face.
"What’s wrong?" He asked with a tiny frown resting between his brows.
"Why didn’t you tell me the truth?" I asked, my voice trembling ever so slightly as a hint of doubt laced the words that left my lips. Then it clicked in my head as realisation dawned upon me the very next second. "Was that why you didn’t want me to meet your parents? Were you afraid that they were going to reveal the truth and spoil it all for you? Did you do something?" I questioned this time, my words dripping with accusation.
There was a brief pause as silence enveloped us both and the air crackled with unspoken tension as we continued to keep our gaze on one another.
"Yes, I didn’t want you to know the truth," he admitted after what seemed like an eternity, his voice remained unwavering. He hesitated for a moment before the next few words rolled off the tip of his tongue. "I didn’t want you to find out because... I was afraid you would leave me again like you did 3 years ago, and vanished into thin air..." his voice cracked towards the end of the sentence as his features softened.
I couldn’t lie, the look on his face hurt me. I reached out and we interlocked our fingers as our eyes met.
"Xavier... I didn’t leave you. I loved you with all my heart and I was excited for our wedding," I confessed. "All I could remember was that I woke up in the hospital and the next thing I knew... my mother was packing our things up and moving to another state without a single explanation. She didn’t once mention your name at all to me."