No Longer Growing Old Together
"Can we not talk? Abigail, I know you too well. The way you're speaking right now… it means I have no chance, doesn't it? I don't want to hear it."
I opened my mouth, but no words came out.
A faint ache stirred in my chest. Ten years was a long time—we knew each other too well.
He turned back to face me, his voice laced with quiet pleading.
"Abigail, does our ten years together really mean nothing? You saw the video. I was set up."
His eyes were filled with accusation, and his face was full of frustration. For a moment, I saw the young man he used to be.
Back then, we were too young, too immature in the way we handled problems. Maybe if we had just sat down and talked it through, we would ha