Julian opened the car door with slow movements, as if every movement required tremendous energy. I got into the car, sat beside him, and for a while we were just silent. The air inside the car felt heavy, filled with unspoken words and feelings too complicated to express.I looked at Julian, seeing his pale face, his red eyes from holding back tears, and my heart shattered into pieces. I had never seen him this broken. Julian had always been my fortress, my shelter, the strong and steady figure. Seeing him now, with all the fragility clearly visible on his face, made me feel indescribable pain.My tears started flowing, unstoppable. I couldn't hold back my crying. All the emotions I had been burying all this time, fear, anxiety, guilt, all exploded out in the form of uncontrollable sobbing."Julian, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I didn't know, I didn't know about this. I never meant to hurt you. I never meant to lie to you."Julian looked at me, and I saw the struggle in his eyes, between
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