There was pain and then there was agony. Hello, agony. I’d been waiting for you. Finish me off. Please.

“I'd be there no matter what she chose, even if she wanted another lover, anothe…”

“I love you,” he whispered. “From now until the end, under any name you choose.”

“And then he laughed. It was short and brief, but genuine and made the dimples s…”

“He lied. I lied. Any love that starts out under a lie is bound to kill you. I j…”