“Please… meet me once. After that, if you never want to see me again, I’ll disappear forever.”
For the first time since everything happened…
I hesitated.
—
Two days later, I agreed to meet her.
Not because I had forgiven her.
Not because I believed her.
I simply wanted answers.
We met at a quiet café on the edge of town where no one knew us.
She arrived fifteen minutes early.
I barely recognized her.
She had lost weight.
Dark circles framed her eyes.
She looked exhausted.
When I sat down across from her, she couldn’t even meet my gaze.
The silence between us stretched for nearly a minute.
Finally she whispered,
“Thank you for coming.”
“I almost didn’t.”
“I know.”
The waitress brought coffee.
Neither of us touched it.
—
Lily reached into her handbag and placed an old envelope on the table.
“I want you to read these.”
I didn’t move.
“What are they?”
“My conversations with Daniel.”
I frowned.
“You saved them?”
“I never thought I’d need to.”
Slowly, I opened the envelope.
