- 3.
I only knew Ashley Brooks as a supporting
actress in one of Jason’s movies. Her tweet
implied she knew me and about my
relationship with Jason. But I had no idea why
she’d accuse me of hurting him. I’d never
done anything to intentionally hurt Jason. Our
breakup was amicable.
It was the afternoon after graduation. Jason’s
mom had suddenly fallen ill, causing him to
miss the ceremony. I waited for him outside
the hospital with some fruit and a container of noodles. He rushed towards me, grabbed the food, and sat down on a bench, devouring the noodles like he hadn’t eaten in days. I waited patiently. When he was finished, I said,
“Jason, we need to break up.” He froze,
disbelief etched on his face. “What?” “We need to break up,” I repeated.
He didn’t ask why, just quietly accepted it. I rambled on. “My mom found out about us. She doesn’t approve.” “She’s been pushing me to study abroad for a year. I kept putting
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it off. But yesterday, I agreed.” Jason listened
silently. Finally, he said, “Go.” I couldn’t meet
his eyes. He looked at me for a long time, his
throat working as he choked out, “Go. Your
future is more important than this.”
After the breakup, my mom secretly helped
fund his mother’s treatment. I blocked Jason
on everything, as instructed. On my first
birthday abroad, I received an anonymous email. [Happy birthday. If you’ll allow it,
please give me some time. I’ll earn my place in your future.] I didn’t reply. We hadn’t
spoken in five years.
