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sympathetic. "I know you came all the way from Jersey City."
    "Just tell him I came by, please," Robyn forced herself to say, a huge lump in her throat. "Ask him to call me."
    "Will do," Casey assured her.
    Robyn was already rushing towards the doors before the other woman had uttered those two words.
    She didn't see or hear from Devin until he showed up at her apartment the next day. In the kitchen cooking a feast, she almost didn't hear her bell ring. She loved cooking and it usually soothed her but it wasn't working. She knew she'd keep a small portion of the food for herself and give the rest to one of her neighbors.
    She rushed to the intercom when the bell rang.
    "Who is it?"
    "Devin."
    She buzzed him in without saying anything else, joy and pain doing a crazy dance in her heart and in her stomach. He hadn't called her or texted her and she's forced herself not to reach out to him. She would not be some pathetic woman chasing after a man, no matter how wonderful he'd appeared to be.
    She unlocked her apartment door and went to the kitchen to take the oven stuffer out. The bird looked delicious but she didn't have an appetite. She'd also made rice, greens and mac and cheese. She hoped she'd be able to force herself to eat even a little of the food. She hadn't had an appetite since all this nonsense with Devin had begun. In fact she was getting queasy.
    He was already walking into her apartment when she took off her apron and hung it up.
    Devin was sexy as hell and he knew it. He knew the affect he had on her and sometimes used that to his advantage, which she took delight in. He was tall, dark and handsome as hell. Being half Puerto Rican and half white, he had a deep gold complexion. That, combined with jet black hair, hazel eyes and lean muscles and he was gorgeous. She'd always had a crush on him but she'd hidden it well.
    When they'd finally gotten together over the summer, she'd been scared to believe it was true. But from the look on his face as he walked over, she already knew that her dream relationship was about to come to an end.
    "We need to talk," He said, taking her hand in his and walking over to the couch.
    "Yes," She agreed simply, though her heart was already racing. She sat next to him and looked into his beautiful eyes. He already looked regretful and sad.
    "This just...isn't working anymore. It's not working for me and I can tell it's not working for you."
    "Oh, really?" Robyn feigned a calm she didn't feel. "Can you be specific? What does that mean?"
    "Robyn, let’s not draw this out. We don't need some ugly scene."
    She immediately took offense. "You think I'm going to go off on you like some angry female? You think I can't handle a break-up?"
    "We've only been together for three months. I don't think your heart is going to suffer too much-"
    "What does that even mean, Devin?" She huffed. "Nothing you're saying is making sense."
    "I don't want to argue with you." His voice was very low. He quickly kissed her on the cheek and stood up. "I'm leaving."
    "Great," She muttered. "Be a coward."
    He glared at her. "How am I a coward?"
    "You're breaking up with me without even giving me a reason-"
    "You need a reason?" His voice was now ice cold. "It's obvious that this isn't working."
    "And now you want to walk out as if I'm not worth you speaking to," She added as if he hadn't spoken.
    "Don't overreact."
    "Overreact? We've been friends since we were kids. Don't you owe me more than this?"
    "It goes both ways."
    "What the fuck does that mean?" Robyn asked, her voice going louder and louder. "Can you sit down so we can discuss this like adults?"
    "I've said all I have to say." He shook his head and exhaled deeply. "Bye, Robyn."
    "Go to hell, asshole," She spat, stomping away so upset and angry that she didn't think before she spoke.
    When the door gently closed behind him, Robyn finally allowed herself to cry. She'd never felt so hurt, confused, angry and lost in her entire life.
     
     

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