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It was yet another day at work, and I hated it. I had spent the last night, preoccupied with thoughts of all my friends had said. They almost spent the night over, pouring out their different opinions. I loved my friends but they didn't seem to understand me.

I loved Alex, and he loved me too. All these while, I had been telling myself I was ruining a marriage. The fact was, it never existed.

I remembered the conversation I had with Alex that night.

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“Did you ever love Isabella?” I asked.

I was so scared to bring up the topic, especially as she had been the rockbed of our relationship.

I remembered clearly how he looked at me, confused.

“That was unexpected,” he replied.

I knew he was trying to avoid the conversation, but I pushed harder.

“Did you ever love her?” I repeated.

“Is it important?”

“It’s very important.” I replied. I was so scared that night. His answer would either break, or fix me up.

“I never did.” He replied.

I felt like a tonne of lo