"Get out" I retorted, my voice steady but laced with urgency.
Yet Roman hadn't finished; he stood his ground, his voice low but insistent. "Take it back"
"I DO NOT WANT IT!" I shouted, casting a glance at the door, bracing for the sound of my dad's footsteps. I diverted my gaze back to Roman, my heart pounding. "I don't love you, nor do I need anything from you. It was all just a game to me, and I got exactly what I wanted out of it."
"You never loved me?" he asked, a hint of incredulity in his voice.
"Yes! I never did, and I won't ever! So please, let me go and never come back," I replied, my voice steady yet filled with finality. "Remember the promise I made you have? Not to hate me? Well, here's another one: Leave, and hate me."
