My left hand was still holding Yuri's hand and my right was holding the plate which is now empty.

We decided to join my parents but I just wanted to refill my plate of food and get something to drink.

We walked quiet through the clipped bushes and well maintained grass beneath our feet.

I noticed Yuri to be distant, always looking somewhere else and her face showed that she was deep in her thoughts.

I shook my head lightly and frowned at myself.

How could I not notice it before?

Yuri is sad.

Her brown orbs reflect nothing but pure sadness and no matter how she tried to assure me with her smiles, it was never as bright as they should be.

I stopped walking and she turned her head towards me.

I faced her and leaned in closely. I freed our hands and lifted it up, with my finger tracing parts of her face; her cheeks, her nose, her lips and finally her eyes.

I traced the invisible lines of her fallen tears.

I stared in her eyes and quietly asked her.

"Yuri, tell me why you cried."

Her eyes moistened with tears and she closed them, taking a sharp breath of air.

She walked closer until there were no more space between our bodies.

She lifted both her arms and hugged me.

She hugged me so tight that I was slightly taken aback.

I hugged her with my free hand and let her bury her face in the crook of my neck.

She was crying and I can tell with how much my neck's getting wet.

I tried to settle her down with smooth and gentle words I whispered through her ears.

When she was gaining her composure, I ushered ourselves and sat on a lonely bench facing the grand fountain.

She was leaning her head on my shoulder as I reached out for a handkerchief in my pocket.

I gently wiped her tears and set my head on hers.

We let the silence engulf us in our own thoughts and I waited for her to speak.

She finally broke the silence with a sniff.

I turned towards her expectantly.

"I got dumped."

My eyes went wide with surprise.

Then as fast as it hit me, I was angry.

Who in their right mind will dump a girl as great as Yuri?

How could anyone---

My train of thoughts trailed off as a hurtful realization hit me.

How could anyone be as cruel as me?

I closed my eyes as I tried to even out my breathing.

Maybe this is karma.

I can say it is more painful when instead of getting back at you of what you did, it hurts the person who matters to you the most.

She shifted her position and hugged me.

"I don't know how it happened. It was so fast, and the next thing I knew my heart was shattered to pieces."

She was sobbing now.

"I thought you never had a boyfriend."

I cautiously raised my point.

"I was foolish to believe that he was. It was a game, and I let myself get involved deep into that relationship. I could never say it was a game, because it was true for me. I was in love with him, madly in love."

I clenched my fists slowly and did deep breathhing exercises.

"Who is this man?"

I asked with trembling voice.

I swear I never felt this angry my entire life.

She shook her head meekly.

"Tell me Yuri, who is this man who broke your heart."

I said in a calmer voice.

"I don't know."

I raised her head with my hands and stared in her eyes.

"What do you mean you don't know?"

I asked with so much hurt evident in my voice.

"You will laugh at me."

She evaded my gaze.

"I will never."

I said firmly, bringing her eyes back to mine.

"I fell in love with someone I've never known. He was someone I met on text messaging." She stopped as she cried some more.

The moment the words left her lips, I felt like lightning struck me right then and there.

Is this just pure coincidence?

My eyes teared up as fear gnawed me.

"What do you call him then?"

I asked, now trembling, afraid of the answer.

"We called each other Honey."

Lub-dub-lub-dub-lub-dub-lub-dub.

My heart was bursting through my chest as my eyes went wide.

I feel like vomiting with the intense feeling eating me.

Was it guilt?

Remorse?

Suddenly I couldn't breathe.

My vision blurred as hot tears flowed freely through my eyes.

I let go of her and ran hastily.

I stopped just a few steps and looked at her with sorry eyes.

"I'm sorry."

I said as I ran off again.

I went out of the garden, past my parents, the guests, without anyone noticing.

I jammed my car door open and plopped myself on my seat crying hard.

I had trouble breathing and my hands are trembling so hard I couldn't get the keys into the hole.

I slumped back forcefully hitting my head into the seat, but I felt no pain.

The only pain I felt was the severe one on my chest.

I can feel the burning fire of hell after me.

I cried my eyes out and tried to calm myself, just enough for me to drive away from this place.

Finally, I started to drive.

My breathing was still quick but in good rhythm now.

My hands trembled but I can control them now.

My tears are still flowing but I can see where I was going now.

I feel dead but I was still breathing.

I wish I was just dead.