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igh, trying to maintain whatever dignity she has left. I can see the pain in her eyes, but I

nothing to ease the frustration bubbling beneath my skin. I pour another glass and down it in

I care about her pain when she didn't

y brings resentment. Hatred. She used to be my best friend. The girl I confided in

nd I were inseparable. We spent so much time together, laughing, sharing secrets, and making promises about our future. I used to th

that day at the lak

ys been a decent swimmer, but the current that day was too strong. I remember thrashing in the water, gasping f

e, her face pale and her eyes wide with concern. I thought it was Eva who had saved me. After

e who pulled me from the water, that she had risked her own life to save me while Eva stood on the

a's words rang deep in my head and heart... "She didn't even scr

d Eva, the girl I had trusted with my life, just stand

aring about her, for thinking she could be the one for me. Sara, on the other hand, Sara had been the

ted. I didn't just stop loving her, I hated her with passion. How could I not? She

am of a marriage because of her greedy f

ing kids and raising a family with her. But everything change

it was wrong, but seeing her, hearing her voice, it brings everything back. The betrayal, the anger, the hurt. And she just stands th

r get to me. I

contacts until I find Sara's name. I nee

s up, her voice sharp and irritated. "

k to you. I'm sorry about what I said last time. I

"You always say that. 'I was angry.' When are you going to sto

r so long, I don't even know how to stop anymore. But I don't say that. Instead

replies, her voice still cold. "If you want to make it up

dead silence of the call. I set the phone down and rub

lake. She's the one who pulled me out of the water, the one who s

about her? Why does the thought of

can't afford to think about Eva anymore. She's nothing to me now. Just a bu

or me, and I owe her. Even if it means pretending to care about he

at me when we were younger, how her eyes used to light up when she smiled. I remember th

t the same girl I once knew. And

k then, and she doesn't care about me now. All she car

do whatever it takes to make sure Sara knows I'm loyal to h

se to let myself feel anything

the one who deserves my