The Problem

“Where did you put the money??? The guy will be here any minute now and we can’t miss this payment!” I screeched at Chole. 

    “I didn’t mean to lose it! I had it with me all day and as soon as you came home I got distracted cooking for you!” She cried. 

    “Everything will be fine. We just need to find it before he gets here and everything will be fine.” I tried to assure both of us. 

    “You don’t get it, I really am sorry but I walk on eggshells when I’m with you. Nothing is ever good enough and you freak out often so I never know what to say.” Chloe said softly. 

    “This isn’t the time for you to tell me how you feel Chloe. We can have this discussion later.” I dismissed what she said without thinking about it. 

    “I’m being serious, don’t walk away from me!” She grabbed my arm and spun me around to face her. 

    “Chloe I don’t know what to say…I…things haven’t been like they used to be and I think we both know what we should do.” I whispered, looking at the floor. 

    “So you’re just going to give up on us?” The disbelief in her voice was hard to miss. 

    “It’s not that exactly, I don’t know how to explain it. Everything isn’t going the way I want it to and my life is falling apart and I don’t know what to do.” By this time tears were streaming down both of our faces. 

    “That doesn’t mean we give up on each other. We need to fight for what we love and believe in and if you don’t believe in us then tell me because I don’t want to be fighting for someone who doesn’t want me.” She said dolefully. 

    “I’m not sure what I want. I’m always scared to talk to you so I pretend to be emotionless and aggressive towards protecting my own feelings. I know it's not how I should deal with things but there came a point in my life where I didn’t know if I could talk to you and I wish I could go back in that moment and fix everything so we wouldn't be sitting here like this.” I said sadly. 

    “It doesn’t have to be this way. We can still be here for each other if we communicate. I don’t want you feeling like you can’t talk to me. I’m here for you for anything you need but I don’t know what you need unless you talk to me.” Chloe said, holding my hand. 

    “I know but I don’t think I fully realized that until now. I’m really sorry I haven’t been the best boyfriend but If we can work on this I’m willing to work on it with you if you want.” I said. 

    “I want to work on it as long as you know what you want. I don’t want to push something on you because I think it will work. I want both of us to be happy and honestly I think we both can be happy in time.” She said. 

    “Let's work on this. I think if I communicate with you better and treat you the way you deserve.” I promise. 

    And then we heard something we had been dreading all day. The doorbell rang twice and then there was a loud rapping on the door. It was the guy waiting for his money that we still haven't found. We stared at each other with teary eyes and at the same time ran to the opposite door to escape this situation and start a new life with an improved relationship.