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IT WASN.T BETRAYAL

Author: JOSSY
last update Last Updated: 2024-08-09 21:22:03

My phone beeps, and I lift up my heavy head and drenched face from the soaked pillow. Again, I know what I had said. That no tears again. But that blow from this family contravened my sleep throughout the night, and summoned my tears from where I had locked them.

How cruel can people ever be? How wrong can we really be about someone? I loved Ray for three good years - three good years that I felt like I was in cloud nine because of the love that he showered me with. For me, it was not about the social standard nonsense or his name. I just loved him, and too much. I selflessly and senselessly loved him without caring about anything.

I was hoping he would finally conquer his fears and introduce me to his family. I anticipated my child and him starting our happy family. I so much wanted to see the euphoric rapture from him when he learns that he would be a father soon. But all that turned into a nightmare. A bad dream. I was played for a big foolish idiot.

But you know, I could accept ev
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