Built on Lies

I was a crying mess the moment I stepped outside the café. People on the sidewalk turned their heads at me, their eyes filled with curiosity and pity, but I ignored them. Roman's betrayal cut something deep in me.

I hailed a cab with a shaky hand. When I got into the cab, for a moment, I was tempted to go to Nora's place, to collapse into her arms and cry my eyes out but the thought of being a bu