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The kiss

Author: Beauty writea
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-23 21:31:50

The sun had barely risen when Brenda awoke, though it didn’t matter to her. She lay there, staring blankly at the ceiling, her mind swimming in the events of the previous night. She hadn’t slept much. Sleep wasn’t something you could force when your thoughts were consumed by betrayal.

Will had cheated on her. Her Will.tears dropped down her eyes

That single thought played on repeat in her head like a broken record. It gnawed at her, stabbing her heart over and over again until the pain was all she could feel. The image of him with someone else had burned itself into her memory, something she knew she could never unsee.

The night before had felt surreal, like a bad dream she could wake up from, but now that morning was here, reality set in. Her chest tightened at the thought of facing the day. How was she supposed to go to work and pretend everything was fine? Her job was demanding enough as it was, but now, the thought of stepping out of her house, much less walking into her office,
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