KISS OF HIS BETRAYAL
The lighting was harsh, the angle invasive, the moment stolen.
At the bottom of the last image were emojis— flames, an eggplant, water droplets— mocking, vulgar, suggestive.
My fingers trembled.
My throat closed.
I couldn’t breathe.
“I need a minute,” I mumbled, pushing back my chair.
I didn’t wait for their response. I ran— stumbling through the corridor, into the washroom, locking myself inside a cubicle.
And then I broke.
Tears poured down my face, hot and uncontrollable. My body shook as I stared at the images. It wasn’t the first time I’d received something from a random number. But this… this was different.