Drowning in the Past

I wiped at my tears, but they kept coming. I could hardly see through the blur of them as I gasped for air, trying to calm my sobs. My heart was breaking all over again, and I didn’t know how to stop it.

“I never cheated on you,” I whispered to the empty room. “I never wanted anyone else.”

It didn’t matter. Darius would never believe me. He had made up his mind long ago, and nothing I said now wou