71| Breakup (Emma)

I was surprised that I even got home after our breakup, I’m sure the cabbies driving by thought I was a disaster and I was surprised when someone picked me up, turns out to be Manny and he wanted to know if I was okay. I got in the car and laughed through the tears,

“Oh, you know, just love,” I shrugged and continued sobbing.

Manny looked into the rearview mirror to see me, “Love is a beautiful thing, though, why are you crying?”

“Because I just lost mine,” I crumbled in the backseat and put my hands on my face again, deciding to cry in the company of a friend.

I saw out of the corner of my eye that Manny turned off the meter so that I wouldn’t have to pay for my ride. I tried focusing on my breathing in and out deeply, but my breaths were shaky and only made me cry more.

I laid down and curled into a ball in the back of the cab – not even caring what germs may be on the seat.

Why am I even crying so much? It was my decision, I’m the o