Well, of course, I had to find out for sure. I casually asked if she ever heard from any of my buddies, like Lewis. She lied, flatly denying having ever been in touch with him at all—and confirming my worst fear. In my mind, she had completely blindsided me. Where were the faith and trust that I thought I had finally found in her? I confronted her but got nowhere. I was devastated. Licking my wounds, I walked out and cut off all contact with her for a long time.
