April Fools' Day Lies Come TrueChapter 1
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"Alan Green, let's break up."
As I knelt down to propose in front of a crowd at the restaurant, instead of the joyful embrace I had imagined, I was met with a cold-hearted breakup.
"Mona, you must be joking! I know today is April Fool's Day, so this has to be a joke, right?"
Still on one knee, I smiled awkwardly at the woman I had loved for 2,190 days, hoping desperately to hear from her lips that it was all just a prank and she was just kidding.
As usual, she always loved to play pranks, didn't she?
"I'm serious, Alan. I've fallen for someone else. I don't love you anymore."
Her eyes looked at me with a coldness that made me wonder—when did her gaze toward me become so emotionless?
"Mona! Why?"
She turned to leave, but I grabbed her hand, trying to hold onto her. I couldn't believe that all the time we had spent together was meaningless. We had loved each other so much. I thought we'd be like this forever, until the end of time.
I couldn't believe anyone could love her like I did, nor could I believe that she would fall out of love so easily. I could always feel her love for me—it wasn't fake.