Second Chance At Love
She gestured vaguely, a few stray tears escaping down her cheeks.
It shattered my heart to hear her talk like this. "Just because you're 30 and unmarried does not mean you should tolerate any sort of abuse from anyone,” I said as gently as I could manage. "Celine, take a look at yourself. You're smart, successful, beautiful – a total package.”
"B-but he loves me," she whispered brokenly, wiping at her eyes with a trembling hand. "He does love me."
"It is not love," I replied, my chin held high in defiance. "A person who truly loves you would never do this to you, especially not on your birthday, what kind of man does that to someone he claims to care about?"
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