It wasn’t supposed to be like this, you know.

We were partners. Even swore an oath to be by each other through everything.

I thought it would be okay.

That we talked it out.

Had an agreement.

But the distance between us only got wider with time.

I tried changing how I acted. How I spent our money. Who we hung out with.

It wasn’t ever good enough.

I suggested a date. Like we used to do.

I took us out around town to clear our heads.

We went to your favorite restaurant.

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Guess it isn’t your favorite anymore.

We went to the park! You loved to sit on the swings.

But you kept staring at all of the tiny smiling faces. Their happy laughs.

I suggested volunteering.

It wasn’t enough for you.

We got a puppy.

It was great for a while! You were smiling just like you used to.

Then the puppy became a dog. A chore.

He misses you, you know.

The backyard is too big for just the two of us.

Without your green thumb to hold back the weeds, the garden is just a jungle.

I remember the fight we had that night.

You thought I would change my mind.

But I told you at the beginning.

You called me a villain.

An ass.

You called me a liar.

But I told you at the beginning.

I don’t want kids.