His Betrayal, My Beginning

2: The O

r how many times I blinked my eyes. It wasn't

g how she even got my contact but I knew it was easy. Taking i

gnoring it, something probabl

he

st immediately, as tho

t 10 AM. By the bench

into my bag and lo

ot of confusing thoughts. W

nking about Jessica with my children sitting with my husband. It was

s cranky and angry as well

and I didn't give him an explanation. I cou

en me but I guess now Jessica is i

d left for work without so mu

was at the park, sitting down

She came out of nowhere suddenly, dressed

me, the audaci

erry and friendly , as if we were old

eyes as I was irritated with

" I wasn't sure if you were actually going to show up.

e I intended. I wasn't here to smile with he

ng me some sort of pitifu

Caroline. I didn't plan f

er act. Obviously she planned all this o

put on a fake gloomy look

irst love, you know. Back in high school. W

ng into my palm that it hu

hatever you two had is o

nd for a second, I thought I

hing had changed between us.. Like no time had p

the anger I was trying to hold together. "Why are y

that they belonged to me before she put o

to fill the space when David left, and nothing worked. Se

our lives, and pretending to be a friend while you-" My voic

ead. "I didn't plan for this to happen. But

e you talk

e. He feels trapped, unfulfilled in his marriage with yo

elled, getting angry. People were s

said "I'm not here to replace you, C

ved the truth. To know it now before it was too late ca

about her last words. David was hers no matter what. It taunted me

ssica had fixed herself so well into their lives tha

name in happiness, in my fro

tching as Ethan and Liam played a board game with David. They were laug

each me to bake cookie

me, his face hardening and

buddy," he said, t

d away, hearing th

e rang out with a notification on the nightstand. I reached

g. Meet me tomorrow at the h

turned to ice. What e

for a long time before

be