“I’ll take the sideline bench when it comes to our friendship circle, and I won’t interfere in your life.” “Liz.” My eyes started to water. “I don’t want that.” “Neither do I,” she squeezed out, sniffling. “But it has to happen.” I knew she was right; we had to go in separate directions, but that didn’t make doing it any easier. I couldn’t be sure if this was her plan, if she intended to break me down like this and shatter my resolve, but it worked. “I know what you did,” she continued, gently squeezing my hand. “How you buried the rumors about what I did with him and covered for the
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