She turned and ran out, tears streaming down her face.
"Lara…"
He called out her name just once before slumping dejectedly into his chair.
'When they were young, they had both made mistakes. His mistake was thinking he could focus on his career first. He believed that once his wealth matched her family's status, he could return to her side with his head held high. He thought she would be waiting for him right where he left her.'
But he was wrong. Just as she had said, no one waits in the same place forever.
Who remembers who first said they would love me forever?
A promise from the past becomes our future wound.
Lara Nash rushed out of the restaurant and hailed a taxi. A sad song was playing on the radio:
