MADISON
I stood frozen, facing the door in the eerie stillness of the living room. I had anticipated this moment, knowing it would feel like bruises and cuts and scratches, maybe even fractures in my heart. It had been inevitable. With Caden, nothing ever seemed to endure.
Each passing second felt like an eternity, a cycle of pain spreading through me like a contagious disease, gradually consuming me. I couldn't pinpoint what brought tears to my eyes. If I were being honest with myself, I knew I had made many mistakes that had led to this moment.
He used all the selfish moments we shared and thrust them in my face as if I were nothing more than a one-night stand.
Perhaps I am. Maybe I'm truly a terrible person. Perhaps I deserve this treatment.
I closed my eyes tightly, partly to esca
