It was a promise ring that he gave to Cathy as a gift. I’ve seen pictures of them before and she seemed to treasure it, but she returned the ring after their breakup. I thought he had thrown it away because he wouldn’t stop bitching about not standing to see it, but he kept it all along.
I had this coming but I ignored it. I should’ve known five years ago when he first called out her name in his sleep.
I threw the ring as hard as I could, then went on with my new life.
I never heard from Calvin himself after that day. I learned he had taken two weeks off work and went off the grid. Yet, somehow, I kept getting updates of his whereabouts via Cathy’s posts on her timeline. He looked like he was having the best time of his life lounging on a beach with her on some island.
Honestly, I couldn’t care less about what he was doing, but in merely five days after we had broken up, he took his ex for a vacation. The one we planned for years but never made it out of the drawing board.
What a jerk!
Moving on was really tough when you were working in the same field with your ex and that chick he couldn’t forget about.
Another week went by, and I settled into my temporary room in the hunters' dormitory.