The Luna Choosing Game

I stared at him, startled. Did he actually think that I broke up with him to be with someone else?

He must have, because he returned my stare with one of his own.

“No.” I wished with all of my heart that he would believe me without an explanation, I didn’t want to lie to

him.

But I knew him. So I knew it wouldn’t be enough.

“Then, why?” he asked, voice soft in the quiet room.

I couldn’t tell him the truth. He would hate me worse than he already did.

“Please don’t ask me that.”

His expression hardened. “I can only hope you learned from your mistake. Obviously the man you left me

for wasn’t worthy, if he abandoned you and Elva.”

He had it all wrong. I would have never left Nicholas for anyone else. Who else could compare? Nicholas

had my full heart from the start. Even now, I was still peeling parts of it away from him.

“You were short–sighted, chasing after selfish pleasures.” Looking away from me, Nicholas returned to aggressively scrubbing an already–clean dish. “You left your studies and your boyfriend behind, and for

what?”

and removed the dish from him before he could break

into the sink.

me for my supposed betrayal, but I hadn’t realized before just how

had hurt him

I deserved him, even before I knew he was a

move on quickly, as jealous as that

had never expected the hurt would stay with him, even three

result of

are

a moment just now. How had

for what litle I have. I do my best

fond

such a compliment from Nicholas,

see her enough. I work long hours, and being

her happy. She had such a

you? Were you happy at the

gave a small shrug. “At times. But it was tiring too. The political mind games in the

not sure why anyone would

at me. “Most women

“All I want is good medical care for Elva. I wish I could afford

easy for you since you left

I said, with a small

as smile. If anything, he only