Emily POV I stared at the screen of my cellphone every time Benson called me. My heart ached as I remembered the scene of Nina leaving the room where Benson also was. Nina had won again. She had ruined my relationship, again. Am I doomed to suffer for love? Is this my fate? To fall in love and have Nina tear that love away from me? I stayed holed up in my room for several days straight. Mom came to keep me company sometimes, but I had nothing to say other than to cry compulsively. "I wish I could take this pain away from you, my daughter," Mom whispers in my ear as she strokes my hair. "Why does love hurt so much, Mom?" I ask sadly. Minnie doesn't respond immediately, and I wait for an answer with tears ready to fall. "Loving is a risk, but you're capable of handling th