---- Chapter 10 Zeke grabbed my shoulders and pleaded, "I told you-I'd spend every single holiday with you from here on out." I removed his hands and scoffed. "It's a shame we won't have a future together, then." He was sobbing hysterically. He wouldn't leave me alone. He insisted that he didn't want to break up and that he wanted to leave the country with me. Since he wouldn't take no for an answer, I eventually gave in. Overjoyed and relieved, he pulled me into a hug. I was enjoying our final embrace with a bitter feeling in my heart. One random morning, I quietly packed my bags. I opened the door to the bedroom and glanced at Zeke, who was still sound asleep. I softly bid him ---- goodbye before glancing at my home, feeling nostalgic. If everything went as planned, this was probably the last time I'd ever see this place again. After leaving my home country, I planned on staying abroad for the rest of my life. I took a taxi to the airport alone. Afterward, I sat on a chair and waited for my turn to board the plane. Zeke was sending me countless text messages. "Where did you go? Where are you?" one of them said. "Why aren't you replying to me?" another message read. The last text I received from him read, "I'm at the airport. Where are you? I want to see you." I tucked my phone away and didn't send hima reply. I didn't have the courage to see him one last time before I left. He was someone I used to love ---- deeply, after all. lignored the constant ringing of my phone. After letting out a sigh, I proceeded to head toward the boarding gate. "T can't live without you, Joanna!" a voice cried behind me. Zeke was yelling after me with all his might. I felt myself stiffen, but I didn't turn around. After I walked into my gate, I checked my phone. "You lied to me, Joanna," Zeke wrote. I let out a bitter laugh before typing up a reply. "Since you lied to me so many times before, it's only fair that I get to do the same this time around. " Zeke had lied to me on countless occasions. He'd tell me he was attending a simple get-together