Breakups were usually too brutal to watch. Moreover, Anna felt embarrassed to stand around and watch while they were breaking up. So, Anna immediately flipped out of the side of the pavilion and ran away.
As she escaped there, the last words she heard were from Karl. He said, "Peace, let's just pretend that nothing happened these days, okay? Can we just stay the same as before?"
Anna was surprised. Karl was the biggest playboy in town, and he had dated almost half the women there. But he would make others sympathize with him if he became serious about his relationship.
Anna didn't expect Karl to be willing to back off after all that had happened. He even wished he could go back in time and pretend he had never proposed to her or been rejected by her.
"I'm afraid I can't. I'm sorry, Kar
