The One That Got Away

Prologue

The One That Got Away

Prologue

As I made my way to Vincent’s door I knew what he was going to tell me. I knew that after tonight, he’d leave, and I’d never see him again, not as the man that would open his arms and embrace me in a hug after a long day at university, or as the man that would rub my feet after a long night out, he won't be Vincent anymore but he'd be Mr.Mava, he'd be another lecturer but no longer the man that loved me. I could already feel my heart breaking and with every step I took, it would crack a little bit more.

Vincent had been acting coldly for a while now, since his friend came over to stay for the weekend three weeks back. If I didn’t know any better I would have thought something went on between them but Vincent didn’t roll that way. That I was sure of.

As I reached the top step I considered running back to my dorm to spend my night with my two best friends, Ben & Jerry, a film, probably The Notebook. I won’t forget a box of tissues, to which I would end up pouring my soul into, not only because of the film, but also because someone I opened my heart to someone who no longer wanted me.

Unfortunately my body seemed to have a mind of its own and my arm reached up to ring the doorbell. After a few seconds Vincent opened the door. As soon as I laid my eyes on him I felt my heart break a bit more. I thought it would be him and me for much longer than the nine months we were together for, I planned on spending my life with him, clearly he had different plans. From the moment I met him I knew there was something about him which made me feel special. From the first look he gave me it felt like he knew all my darkest secrets and that got me hooked.

Vincent had that look in his eyes, the same look he had whenever he saw me, but his expression would turn emotionless when he noticed I was looking, but not tonight. Tonight he let me in, and I knew something was holding him back from telling me what he really wanted to tell me, but he stayed were he was and nodded over to the couch where I sat and waiting for an explanation.

Vincent was never one to beat around the bush, but tonight he started with small talk, conversation that would be forgotten about in the next few hours.

“How come you’re not at the party tonight? It’s meant to be the biggest one yet, you only have a couple weeks left here before your summer vacation starts, I thought you’d be with your friends”

“I’d rather be with you Vinc, you know that baby”

the look on Vincent’s face after I said those words made my blood go cold. His eyes narrowed and his jaw clenched tightly. I knew it was comi-

“Maria, I can’t do this anymore. I’m sorry I wasted both our time”

“What do you mean? Is something wrong? What can I do to fix it ?”

“You can’t. I just noticed that I never loved you”

As he said those words my heart completely shattered. I looked into his eyes to see if he was lying but his face was so emotionless.

Not wanting him to see me crying tears over him I pushed past him and ran to my flat a few blocks away from his, not stopping when my I heard my name being called by a couple of my friends at the local bar. Not even stopping when an old lady asked for directions. I needed to be alone right now.

I never thought that he would be the one that got away.

inspiration for the title on the side :)

not really sure if this is any good, never written anything before so please leave feedback :)

also not sure who should play Vincent;

i've got 7 actors in mind, please tell me which you would prefer

Jesse Metcalfe

josh duhamel

Kellan Lutz

chris pine

ryan reynolds

Jake Gyllenhaal

 Chris Evans