Jessica: Voice shaking Why'd you leave, huh? Why... us?
Frustrated That's not good enough, Vargas. After everything we've been through together, can't you give me a better answer than that? Do you know how much this hurts?
what do you want me to say Jessica. we had our reasons
Sounding hurt and angry Oh, really? And what reasons would those be? Was I not enough for you? Was I too much? Do you have any idea how much it hurt when you walked out on me?
I had my reasons. I look out into the distance.
Jessica's voice becomes more desperate, filled with a mix of pain and frustration Oh, yeah? Well, I'd love to hear those "reasons." You just up and left without even trying to fix things. You know how hard it was for me, don't you?
i didn't want to but I had to for my own reasons
Jessica's voice becomes more intense, hurt and anger mixing together Oh, really? Your reasons? What could possibly be more important than us? She takes a deep breath, trying to control her emotions Please, tell me. I deserve to know.
because I needed space. i felt trapped…
Jessica's voice turns defensive Trapped? By what? Me? I never wanted to hold you back. I just wanted us to be together. To be a family. Jessica's frustration is evident, but she's also hurting.
I have my reasons but it’s best if we don’t see each other again
Jessica's voice falters You can't just end things like that! We had something special, something real. There's a pause on the other end of the line before she continues, her voice tinged with anger. What about all those promises you made? The dreams we talked about?
I still don't know what happened between us, we were so happy then suddenly you changed.
Jessica's voice gets defensive Changed? You think I changed? What about you? You just left without a word, just like that. After all we've been through, all those promises, and you just vanished.
I have my reasons. And it’s not like you made it easy for me.
Her voice raises in anger, frustration. Oh, so now it's my fault? After everything we've been through, it's my fault? Don't you dare try to pin this on me!
I didn't want to but my father wanted me to marry another
Jessica's voice grows louder, filled with a mix of anger and sadness. "Your father? You let your father decide who you marry? Are you serious? We had a connection, a real connection! And you just threw it away because of some arranged marriage?"
what do you mean leave we’re still married
Jessica's voice becomes more emotional I'm talking about when we divorced, idiot. Why did you end things between us? We were happy, weren't we?
well it was hard for me because I had stage 4 cancer and my doctor said I had only a few weeks left.
Jessica's voice becomes softer, filled with pain and disbelief Stage 4 cancer? You... you never told me.
I needed time to think about it but here's my number if you want to talk
Jessica sighs, her voice dripping with frustration That's all you have to say? You just need time to think? What about me? Do you even care about how I feel?
I didn't want to...but...I thought we had no future together...
Jessica's voice breaks, filled with sadness and disbelief No future? You really thought that? We were perfect for each other. We had so much love, so much passion. What changed?
I didn't want too but my dad was sick and he needed me
Jessica sighs, her voice growing softer but still filled with pain. But you never even gave me a chance to understand. You just walked away without looking back. There's a moment of silence before she continues, her voice cracking slightly. We were supposed to be a team, weren't we? We promised each other forever. So why'd you just abandon me like that?
I don't know it just happened one day we started arguing more and more then eventually I left for work one morning and never came back
Jessica's voice gets louder as she struggles to hold back tears You can't just say "it just happened"! We were happy together, weren't we? We had plans, dreams! What changed? What happened that made you wake up one day and decide to walk out on our life?!
I didn’t want to but my family forced me too. they told me it would be best for both of us if we separated.
Jessica scoffs "Best for both of us"? Really? Do they know everything about love? About us?
Jessica sighs and her tone softens I just... I thought we had something special. Something that could overcome anything. Why did you let them win?
I still love you but we need some time apart to get ourselves together.
Jessica's voice breaks as she tries to hold back tears. Time apart, huh? Is that what you really think? You just needed space to "get yourself together"?