“Don’t touch me. Don’t ever fucking touch me again.” She screeches at me viscously; raw pain on show as tears cascade down her face, an expression that rips my soul in two because it’s exactly the same as the night I shredded her heart and rejected her once and for all. That undeniable heartache that I caused her, and it makes me bleed. Everything inside of me crumbles to dust and I’m left with panging, throbbing ache. So much regret and desperation.

“Please, Sophie, hear ...