Until the World Falls Down

by Jordan Lynde

No one ever chose me.

Did those stupid romance books you always read really never teach you anything?”

Did anyone get used to having their heart broken over and over again? Did anyone ever get used to not mattering enough for anyone to stay? To being the last priority? The one always left behind? How was someone supposed to fathom that the person who they thought loved them could suddenly act like they’ve always hated them?

You’re the reason you can’t be loved.”

I knew this would happen one day. It always did. This was nothing new. I had nothing to be upset about. I’d already accepted it.

The diamond rings on the covers were a brutal reminder that this was real while the stories I read were fake. That the promise of happily ever after was now out of my grasp.

Why? The question kept repeating in my head. Why me? Why always me? What do I do so wrong?

“I just want to be loved,”

I’d fooled myself into thinking I could ever find someone who wanted me.

I just wanted to be loved.

“You are exactly what I have been looking for.”