Love Takes Time
Chapter 4

*’s POV *

“Mh, babe, what’s wrong?”said pulling me in his arms.
But I couldn’t answer him. I was rooted 
to the spot and let the tears flow down my cheeks. I was speechless. It was like my heart stopped 
beating and someone had taken it away from me. I didn’t feel
hugging me as I felt the world fall 
apart and it hurt. It hurt so much and I was crying and crying. I couldn’t help it.
“Ssht”said. “Calm down”.
“babe, who was on the phone?”asked. 
I didn’t even remember. It didn’t matter after all. But he had just said… just killed me inside. 
In fact, I couldn’t realize it yet…
“Sit downand calm down please”made me sit and he kneeled down in front of me. He took my hands 
in his as I tried to stop the tears.
“What happened?” he asked me softly. I looked at his eyes and replied in a whisper.
“He’s gone”.
He looked at me frowning.
“Who?”
“He’s gone” I repeated but more to myself. Because I couldn’t still realize what the man on the phone 
had told me. He was gone… he left me.
“M… Max?”asked hesitantly.
I nodded as I couldn’t any longer hold back some new fresh tears. 
It was supposed to be the happiest day of my life and it went all wrong. I was alone in this white church 
wearing a wedding dress and my husband-to-be left me all alone. 
He was gone to Heaven forever.
“Max is gone, he’s dead” I tried to say but he didn’t reply anything. He hugged me as tightly as 
he could becauseknew how I felt… just shattered.
After a few minutes I explained them both what they told me.
“He was driving from home” I sobbed. “when a car hit him at a crossroad and he…” but I couldn’t carry 
on. It was too hard. I was sure he was going to show up at the church and marry me for better for worse. 
I was looking at the door but he didn’t come, he left me forever. And how was I going to cope with that? 
“Sssh calm down”said.
“And what should I have to calm down huh?” I said turning off as I stood up angry. “The love of my life just 
died in a stupid accident while I’m here in that fucking church in a wedding dress waiting for being 
his wife!?”.
He didn’t say anything. He was as shocked as I was. I couldn’t control my tears now.
“I’m so sorry” he said with tears in his eyes and I feel his arms around my waist. I didn’t feel safe, it 
was like I was alone in this world forced to live in this unfair life I hated so much.
After a few minutes Lee was still holding me and was rubbing my back gently.
“Do you want me to tell the guests what happened?” he asked and I thought it was kind of him cause I couldn’t 
face all the people there waiting for Max and me to get married. They had the right to know the truth but 
I couldn’t do it and I wanted all them to be gone cause being on my own was the only thing I wanted now. 
With only my eyes to cry. Afterhad told the people about Max they all wanted to see me and show me 
they were sad and there for me but I didn’t need their pity. They didn’t realize how hard it was to loose 
the person you loved the most in your life. I was lost… I was dead inside. Living without Max? that 
couldn’t be possible. He was the air I was breathing, the reason why I woke up in the mornings, he was 
just my inspiration. If he wasn’t there with me why would I stay here then?
“babe, everybody’s gone” said. “you’d better rest now but I don’t want to leave you all by yourself 
tonight, come at my house alright?”.
I was glad to hear someone really cared for me and it was nice of him to ask me that.
“Okay, let’s go” I said but I couldn’t smile anymore.
Would I smile again someday? We didn’t say anything during the journey from the church to his house. 
We could just hear me sobbing. I held back the tears because I wanted to be strong but I wasn’t at 
all and the death of Max made more and more weak. I used to be a strong woman. And now I hadn’t Max by my 
side anymore, I didn’t see the point of still living. What was I going to do without him?

To Be Continued...