She knew that this day was coming.
The fear of it had been there for some time, and although she knew that it would happen eventually, when the moment came, this knowledge didn’t make it any easier. He knew he had to be firm about it, otherwise the situation would just go on indefinitely. He felt that a clean break was the best way for both of them. After all, he had been tiring of the whole thing for some time. It simply had to come to an end.
“Come on, you know it’s for the best”, he said, doing his best to hide the fact that he was feeling sorry for her.
She was sobbing now. “Please don’t do this. We need to give it more time. I can’t make it if you’re not there for me!”
Pretending that her pleading was not breaking his heart, he said, “No, you’ll be OK. The time has come.”
With that, he pushed her.
The bike wobbled, but she stayed upright as she glided along the footpath. He caught up and helped her off. Her tears had turned to joy as the young girl gave him a big hug.
“Thanks Dad”, she said.
