a
septic odor, became suffocating. My head throbbed, and a growing sense of malaise began to overwhelm me. Ignoring the signs w
rstood the gravity of the situation, but my mind insisted on focusing on another concern. Max, my fiancé
my fiancé. Upon arriving at the apartment and turning the key in the lock, the scene before my eyes was confus
couch, Max seemed to be resting, embraced by a long-haired blonde whose tr
he sound of the scream echoed in the apartment, and the beautiful couple seemed to awaken. I didn't look once at the woman. My eyes were fixed
e nearby armchair and put them on with disconcerting speed. A cynical ma
ove?" His question so
finally exploded, and I lunged towards Max, determined to make him feel, even for a moment, the
him with a torrent of obscenities, my
was restrained by him, his firm hands gripping mine, prev
man with Max was Lilian, an old friend of mine, I felt my world collapse even further. Lilian is someone I hadn't kept in touch with, precisely because Max had managed to convince
ew shock made me
r expression soon turned into a mask of indifference, as if the lost friendship
start, but he was interrupted by the
pain, addr
d clearly, pointing my finger at him. "Never again, do y
y back on the man who had betrayed my trust. But it wouldn't b
important like you are to me,"
re's no forgiveness
t moment. "You were always busy, working so much. You never had time for us. I was feeling lonely. This
ain choked my words. However, before I could respond, Lil
er eyes flashing with indignation. "I'm not just
painful accusations pierced my chest, and I knew that, partly, he was right. I worked too much, I was always busy, and maybe I hadn't reserv
at being labeled merely as an object of desire, and the argument betwe
my face as I distanced myself. I wondered how I could overcome the pain of such betrayal. Max was too busy arguing with Lilian to pay attention to m