The Hardest Goodbye

Brynn’s POV

It felt like I shouldn’t have started this call.

Even with just those few words, I wanted to check on him. I wanted to know if he was okay. I wanted to hear his voice one last time, even if doing so only made leaving him hurt so much more.

I swallowed the lump in my throat so I wouldn’t sound too emotional.

“Why?”

That was the first word that I said.

“Why did you do it?”

He sighed.

“Br