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She wants me to have this romantic dinner with her, but this will be so much different.
We settle into our seats, the soft cushions providing a deceptive comfort.
I clutch the menu in my hands. Its pages are a reflection of how expensive this restaurant is.
My appetite wanes, overshadowed by the guilt that threatens to consume me. The tantalizing descriptions of gourmet delicacies hold no allure because my mind is consumed with what this breakup will look like.
Will she get up and leave?
Will she yell?
Maybe she’ll pour water on me like in the movies or even worse, slap me.
If she does any of that, I’ll understand every single one of her actions. I messed up and now I’m in hell for it. This is my hell, watching a perfectly nice girl who’s my girlfriend smile, not knowing that I’m about to break things off.
That I’m about to tell her that I did the one thing I shouldn’t have done.
Cheating is the ultimate deception and hurts so many people, not only me or her.
A heavy silence hangs between us, filled with unspoken words and unshared secrets.
I attempt to summon the strength to speak. I lock eyes with my girlfriend, hoping to convey the depth of my remorse.
Fuck.
Xavier, just do it. If you back out now, you’re going to be miserable.
Think of Vio, she’s the most important thing to you and this is for the best.
“There’s something I need to tell you,” I finally manage to say, my voice trembling with a mixture of sorrow and regret.
Her brow furrows, her eyes searching mine for clues, a flicker of concern creeping into her expression. The weight of my actions presses down upon me as I gather my thoughts, attempting to find the right words to articulate my betrayal.
The soft murmur of conversations around us fades into the background as I steel myself for the impact my confession will have on our lives.
Finally, the words spill out of my mouth, heavy with the truth I have concealed for far too long. “I cheated,” I confess, each syllable a painful admission.
But yet it’s liberating.
I’m not going to lie to her because she deserves the whole truth.
If she wants to know the details, I’ll give them to her.
The air thickens with tension, and the glimmer of hope in my girlfriend’s eyes flickers, replaced by shock and hurt.
Time seems to slow as the realization settles upon her; the devastation etched across her face.
The elegantly arranged tables and the flickering candlelight now stand as reminders of our shattered trust.
It is a place forever marked by the moment our relationship was fractured, leaving behind a trail of heartache and remorse.
I have no remorse for loving Violetta, though. That’s something incredibly clear to me.
Realization finally dawns upon Marrisa. Her face contorts with a mixture of disbelief, sadness, and anger.
Tears well up in her eyes, blurring her vision as she takes in the scene unfolding before her.
She confronts me with a trembling voice, demanding the truth, wanting answers to the questions that are tearing her apart from within. “I knew it. She’s obsessed with you, Xavier, and you just gave in like that. You gave up two years to be with someone you’ve known for months!”
