Love Betrayed

vid hadn't picked her last three calls. She tried not to panic-maybe his p

called every night, sent money whenever she got paid, and tried her best to fill the distance w

bout her day. His "I love you" became mechanical, sometimes skipped entirely. And w

were draining her income, and her savings were running on fumes. Still, she sent David half of

he was proud of her. She smiled. Just those few words made her forget the silenc

sion shattere

ing the earthquake it carried. It was David-her David-smiling and holding anothe

. Her heart stopped for a second, th

tween them didn't feel like kil