The Painful But Necessary Goodbyes

"I know you saw everything that happened"

"You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to"

"Please Charles. Enough of that kindness. You deserve to know the truth"

I sigh

"The man I've been with till the time Ryan cheated was not Ryan, it was Brent, the man who got arrested"

I see the shock and surprise on his face

"Apparently Ryan hit his sister with a car and she died, so he came into my life wanting revenge, and I made it easy for him. I know Ryan was wrong, I know that he could have been the good man and mend his mistakes, get that girl to the hospital, and maybe, just maybe she would still be alive today." I pause and take in a deep breath "I'm tired Charles, I'm tired. All this is too much, I don't know how many more surprises I can take" I say and Charles pulls me into a hug.

I wipe the tears on my face and try to muster some confidence within me, because I know the next words are going