Her past

He tried to speak but the words became stuck in his throat and he could see her eyes welling up with tears.

He didn't know what to do or say at the moment and he felt guilty for bringing up the topic about her mother.

"Nat..we..we..can stop talking about this if you want to," he said with concern.

"It's fine, I want to talk about it. You know, my Ex doesn't even know about it. I'm not comfortable telling it to people and the only person who knows the truth aside from my family, is my best friend who betrayed me," she related as she sniffed and wiped the tears off her eyes.

"I want to know, how did it happen? What led to it all?" He asked curiously.

"My mom," she said, raising her head to look at him.

"She was the beginning of my problems. She was an avid cheater despite the fact that my dad was a loving husband to her. Adrian had a twin brother whom we lost due to my mom's negligence," she related.

"I..I never knew he had a twin," he said.

"Yes, we were so little then. My mom would br