BEAUTIFULLY UNFAITHFULLY
So I gave her the safest answer I had.
"There's nothing going on."
Amanda searched my face for a long, quiet moment. She knew I was hiding something, but she loved me enough not to force the lock. "Okay," she murmured, handing me a structured cream dress. "Try this one on. And when you are ready to talk... I'm here."
"Thank you," I whispered, taking the dress and retreating into the bedroom.
The moment the door clicked shut, my composure shattered. I leaned my back against the heavy wood, closing my eyes as my own lie echoed in the silence. There's nothing going on.
The real terror wasn't just the secret itself. It was the quiet, undeniable truth lingering beneath my guilt, I didn't complete