They say if you love someone, set them free, and if they come back, it’s meant to be.

I didn’t exactly set Vanessa free.

I screwed up.

She left.

Five years later, she’s back wearing another man’s ring.

And this time I have no choice but to let her go.

But fate has other plans for us.

And once again, I find myself face-to-face with the love of my life.

I take that as a sign from the universe that we truly are meant to be.

She wants me to let her go.

Believe me, I tried. Not once but twice.

It broke me.

It broke her.

It broke us.

I won’t make the same mistake again.

Because if you truly love someone, you don’t set them free.

You hold on to them with everything you’ve got.