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The Apology

Author: Rejoice Ezeh
last update Last Updated: 2025-11-09 20:35:35

Jake's POV

Emma opened the door in pajamas. Hair messy from sleep. Eyes worried.

"Jake? What's wrong?"

I walked past her into the apartment. My heart was pounding. Hands shaking.

I'd spent the last six hours reading her journals. Watching videos of Alex. Seeing eight years of Emma's life laid out in painful detail.

And I needed her to know. Right now.

"Sit down," I said. "Please."

She sat on the couch. Looking scared. Like she thought I was about to deliver bad news.

In a way, I was.

"I read everything," I started. "Your journals. All of them. I watched every video you saved. Every milestone. Every moment."

"Jake—"

"No, let me finish. Please."

She nodded.

"I've been so angry at you. For eight years of anger packed into these last few months. Angry that you hid Alex. Angry that you lied. Angry that you took money from my mother."

"I know. You had every right—"

"That's what I'm trying to say. I didn't. I've been angry at the wrong person."

Emma looked confused. "What do you mean?"

"I wa
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