A friend told me you aren’t who you say you are, that it’s the only reason why you’d act this way. Finally, David responded: Your friend is right. The text stuttered her heart to a standstill. Anger bubbled up within her diaphragm, making it hard to breathe. He was screwing with her, trying to push her aside. His roughness was hard to take after months of what had felt like bliss, but maybe this was it, their first fight. Maybe this made it official: they were a couple, battling it out. Or maybe he’s telling the truth about being a liar, she thought. Except, no. She refused to go down that
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