Chapter 3 : End of First

A searing pain clawed at her chest, quickly followed by a scorching rage that threatened to consume her. It wasn't just hurt; she felt shattered by what she'd witnessed. The world swam before her eyes, blurring into a chaotic mix of grief, despair, and a fury that stole her breath. She immediately approached her girlfriend, who quickly sat up to put on her clothes, while the woman with them was none other than the one they still considered their close friend.

Hershien's fury was a physical thing, a hot, stinging slap that landed hard on Neizen's cheek. Tears welled instantly in Neizen's eyes, blurring her vision as she choked out apologies, each one a desperate plea lost in the suffocating silence that followed. Hershien didn't let her girlfriends mistress off the hook either; it was Keira, the close friend she considered a sister. She grabbed the mistress's hair, slapped her repeatedly, and again and again demanded to know why they had done this to her—what had she ever done to them? Hershien's voice trembled with barely controlled rage.

Hershien : Neizen, Keira... how could you do this to me? How? Did I do something wrong to deserve this? Neizen, I loved you! I did everything you wanted, and this is how you repay me? By betraying me?

Neizen continued to cry while her mistress, Keira, remained silent. A heavy silence filled the room for several minutes. Then Hershien spoke, signaling her desire to end things with her former lover and sever her friendship with Keira. Neizen was startled, rising to approach Hershien, but was stopped short by another slap. Neizen begged Hershien not to leave her, but Hershien spoke again, causing Neizen to fall to her knees, desperately clinging to her. Hershien spat out the words,

Hershien : What? Now you beg? But when you were doing that earlier, you didn't think of me? That's why you forgot our plans, that's why you let me wait for hours—because you were busy with her here?

She stood, gathering her scattered belongings from the floor. Tears continued to stream down her face, but she didn't let Neizen stop her. Hershien left the two of them, walking away, wiping her tears as she went. She continued walking, calling her driver to pick her up. While waiting in the lobby, her gaze fell upon a familiar face—a woman she had once confided in. She was certain of it. She stared intently at the woman until the woman looked up and their eyes met. The woman was visibly surprised.

It was Millie Browns, a former lover, their romance cut short by their families' disapproval of their same-sex relationship. Millie stared at her for a long moment before rising to approach her. As Millie reached her, she immediately asked what had happened and why Hershien was crying. Millie, deeply concerned for Hershien, immediately embraced her. She tried to comfort Hershien, but the tears continued to flow. Hershien was still reeling from what she'd witnessed earlier in her ex-lover's condo.

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