He was the wound that never healed. Jamie. A chance encounter at a charity event brings the past I thought I left behind rushing back—along with the one person I never wanted to see again. Now, plagued by his presence, I’m drowning in memories. Some devastatingly bitter, some heartbreakingly sweet. Feelings I buried long ago are clawing their way to the surface. I don’t want to want him. I don’t want to need him... moreHe was the wound that never healed. Jamie. A chance encounter at a charity event brings the past I thought I left behind rushing back—along with the one person I never wanted to see again. Now, plagued by his presence, I’m drowning in memories. Some devastatingly bitter, some heartbreakingly sweet. Feelings I buried long ago are clawing their way to the surface. I don’t want to want him. I don’t want to need him. But when he touches me, the chaos quiets, and for the first time in years, I feel like myself again. Do I turn away, unable to trust him again? Or is there a chance to rebuild something beautiful from the mistakes of our past? Shane. I never expected to see him again, not with the weight of my guilt holding me back. I never imagined I’d have the chance to ask for forgiveness, to make things right. But when the opportunity comes, I become someone I never thought I’d be—someone who lurks in the shadows, following him everywhere, just hoping for a fleeting moment to talk, to apologise. Staying away from him is harder than I thought, and when the chance to protect him from pain arises, I don’t hesitate—even if it means putting myself in harm’s way. Will I carry this guilt and these unrequited feelings forever? Or can we rise from the ashes of our past to build something new? less
