Unspoken Secrets

“You lied to me?”

“No. I didn’t lie to you. We were both living a lie.” I was willing to be deceived. I arranged for us to meet. I couldn’t help falling in love with you.

If I could do it all over again, I wouldn’t be anyone’s substitute. I would only be myself.

We had no choice. Our meeting was arranged, getting to know each other was inevitable, and being bound to each other was fate.