Sara. The name echoed around the closed room.
My torment went on unnoticed and unspoken for, kept close to my chest where it couldn't hurt anyone but me. As much as I kept trying to tell myself that everything was fine all these years, a moment like this, which really came down, showed me otherwise. Somehow, despite promising that this would not happen, that I was strong enough to bear through some tough years while we both prioritised our careers, I found drowning in rivers of ugly feelings I never thought would get to me.
In my sane mind I knew things were not that bad, that it was just a matter of holding on a little while longer for things to settle down, for me to find a way to tell him. We just happened to be out of sync, that was all.
Then again I would never dare hold blame ove
