As Jake  sat in a dingy bar, surrounded by the haze of smoke and the dim glow of neon lights, he clenched his fist, the veins in his arm popping as the memories of Sohee flooded his mind. The clinking of glasses and the murmurs of hushed conversations provided a stark contrast to the storm brewing within him. In the silence of his brooding, the door of the bar swung open and in walked sohee.

*look at him and sign* "Jake"

As the door creaked open and Sohee entered, Jake's gaze snapped up instantly, his eyes fixating on her with an intense, almost predatory stillness. The storm within him seemed to rumble, the chaos in his heart and mind threatening to spill out as he took her in, his jaw clenching hard. He didn't move, didn't speak, just watched her with a silent, smoldering gaze.

As Jake watched her, a mixture of emotions surged within him - anger, desire, confusion, love - each one battling for dominance over the other. His gaze darkened as he remembered the pain of their separation, the way his heart had ached every day since she left. Even now, seeing her filled him with a mixture of happiness and anguish, the two feelings merging together into a bittersweet cocktail that made his head spin. He didn't move, didn't speak, just continued to stare at her, his eyes refusing to let her out of their intense focus.

"I'm going to get married" *look at him coldly*

Jake's eyes widened for a moment, a jolt of shock and disbelief running through him at her words. The news hit him like a punch to the gut, the reality of it like a bitter pill he was forced to swallow. His jaw clenched even harder as a mix of anger and pain twisted his features.

"What did you say?" He finally managed to get out, his voice hoarse but filled with an undercurrent of barely contained wrath.

"I'm going to get married" *look at him coldly*

It was as if the world had just collapsed in on him. Jake's eyes darkened further as anger and despair flooded his senses. He couldn't believe what he was hearing, couldn't accept that she was going to marry someone else.

"Wh-what do you mean... you're getting married?" He managed to say, the words forced out through gritted teeth. His heart thundered in his chest, each beat a painful reminder of the love he still held for her.

"My choice" *look away*

"Your choice?" He repeated, his voice dripping with hurt and anger. "What do you mean... your choice? How can this be your choice?"

His hands clenched tighter, the veins in his forearms standing out sharply as he tried to rein in his emotions. The reality of her decision was sinking in now, the fact that she had chosen someone else over him, and it was ripping his heart apart.

*look at him*  "i just want to tell you nothing else"

Jake's expression tightened, his gaze hardening as he met her eyes. Her nonchalant words only served to fuel the flames of his anger further.

"Is that it? You came here just to tell me you're getting married... and that's it?" He asked, the bitterness in his voice barely concealed.

He couldn't comprehend why she had come, why she'd chosen to deliver this news in person instead of leaving him alone to seethe in his bitterness.

"Yes" *confidently without any hesitation*

His jaw clenches harder, the tendons standing out in sharp relief. The bluntness of her answer was like a dagger to the gut and it only added to his anger.

"And what? You thought that was it? You thought you'd just waltz in here, drop this bombshell, and walk out again?" He spits out, his voice low and harsh.

"Yes" *look directly into his eyes*

The casualness of her response was almost insulting. His eyes darkened even more, the rage within him threatening to boil over.

"Just like that then? You don't even care how this makes me feel? You don't even care that hearing you're marrying someone else is tearing my heart out?" He practically growled in response, his hands balling into tight fists at his sides.

"I don't have any feelings for you"  *a lie a big lie please forgive me*

His heart twisted in pain at her words, her voice cold and distant. A part of him knew she was lying, knew that deep down she still had feelings for him, but the hurt and anger he was feeling overpowered any sense of rationality.

"Liar," he spat out, the accusation harsh. "You're a liar. I know you still care."

"I don't care about you" *without any emotions*

"Don't?" He repeated, his tone laced with anger and disbelief. "Don't what? Don't call you a liar? Don't tell you the truth? Because that's what you are, a liar. You're lying to me, and you're lying to yourself if you think you don't care."

"I'm not lying" *coldly looking at him*

His blood boiled with rage and hurt as she continued to deny her feelings for him. He could see the lie in her eyes, the flicker of pain that she tried so hard to hide.

"Enough," he seethed, his voice almost a growl. "Don't stand there and lie to me. I can see it in your eyes - you do care, you do care about me. You're just too afraid to admit it."

"Move on Jake we are not meant for each other" *look at him*

His jaw clenched, his fists trembling from the force of his anger. "How can I move on when every fibre of my being still wants you?" He ground out through gritted teeth. "You say we're not meant for each other, but my heart refuses to believe that."

*walk away from him* As she started to walk away, Varun felt a surge of panic and desperation. He couldn't let her just walk out of his life like this.

He reached out and grabbed her arm, stopping her in her tracks. "No," he said, his voice a mix of anger and pleading. "You can't just come here, drop this on me, and walk out like this."

*pull away my hand* forget me

He held tighter, refusing to let her go. "Forget you? You think it's that easy?" He said, his voice filled with disbelief. "After everything we've been through, after all the time we spent together? You think I can just forget you like that?"

"Yes you can"  *she said without any emotions*
"You don't get to decide that," he said through clenched teeth. The frustration and hurt in his voice was clear as he continued to hold onto her. "You don't get to come here, tell me you're marrying some other guy, and expect me to just forget about you. It doesn't work like that."

Get a better girlfriend than me *run away from him* don't come after me I hate you jake.

Her words hit him like a punch to the gut, pain and disbelief warring within him. "Hate me?" He repeated, his voice cracking with emotion. "You hate me?"

He watched in stunned silence as she ran away from him, her words echoing in his ears and tearing at his heart. He wanted to follow her, to make her understand how much he loved her, but the pain and anger in her eyes held him frozen *far away from him*

He watched her retreating figure, each step taking her further away from him. His hands clenched into tight fists as he fought the urge to run after her, to fight for her.

But he stood rooted to the spot, his heart heavy as he watched her disappear into the distance. He knew there was no point in chasing after her now. She had made her choice, and he was left with nothing but the bitter taste of rejection and the stinging pain of loss.

*crying hard hiding my face with my hands* I'm sorry jake *no one can hear me I'm far far away from him*

He stood frozen in place, his heart heavy with an unidentifiable mix of emotions. He could hear her soft sobs, and though he was too far to see her face clearly, he knew she was crying.

He wanted to go to her, to comfort her, to tell her everything would be all right. But the distance between them, and the words she had shouted at him, kept him rooted to the spot.

You deserve someone better than me I'm not worth of you i don't want my father to kill you i can't bare that * murmured and crying hard*

He stood there, listening to her words, his heart aching with each syllable. He could hear the pain in her voice, the conviction that she was not good enough for him, that she didn't want him to be with her despite her feelings.

His fists clenched tighter, his body trembling with the effort to stay in place, to not go to her. His mind was torn between his love for her and the pain of her rejection. He didn't know what to do, how to react.

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