The Pain Within

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I saw him quietly sitting alone in the classroom. He wasn't doing anything, just staring into thin air.

I wasn't bothered to talk to him as I had a lot going on my mind. I sat beside him and muttered a weak "hello" carelessly not waiting for a reply before reaching out to plug my phone at the wall socket before me when I heard him sniffle: I looked at him, damn! He was crying!

I wondered what has the "power" to make this fine young man cry.

"Hi." I finally said.

"Hi." He replied trying to clean his tears with his index finger.

"You can talk to me you know? I have all the time."

He hesitated for a while; I guess to be sure if he wanted to share before he dropped the bombshell:

"My girlfriend dumped me! I really love her you know.. she was my first and it was only her. I didn't do anything wrong, and I made sure I took care of her. But she met someone else richer who took her out and bought nice things for her."

I was silent. I guess my mood switched immediately as I took a journey back to the day I was dumped too because he met someone else he felt was more "sexy and hot". I cried my eyes out for days and swore never to love again.

We both sat there not knowing what to say. We weren't talking but our silence spoke volumes.

Have you ever gone through heartbreak before? If yes, what was the experience like?