Chapter 23

The scene opened with Daniel tapping on Whitney's back, in order to wake her up from sleep.

"Hey Dan, why are you up so early?" Whitney asked him, as soon as she opened her eyes.

"I have something to say to you," Daniel told her, not mincing words.

"What is it that you want to tell me that can't wait?" she asked, looking dull because she had just woken up from sleep.

"Sit up and I want you to listen to whatever I have to say carefully," he said to her.

"Alright, I am all ears, so go on," she said to him.

Daniel contemplated for some moment, then he opened his mouth and said to her, "I want a divorce." He dropped the bombshell. Whitney's eyes widened in shock, then she thought about it a little and started smiling.

"You better stop your joke," Whitney said to him.

Daniel looked at her with guilt on his face. He needed to summon courage and explain everything to her.

"Whitney?" He called her name.

"Yes?" She answered in a questioning tone.

"I want to tell you the truth," he spoke out, with no glimpse of repentance in his eyes.

"What truth Dan? You are really making me scared, say something," she urged him

"The truth is that I never loved you Whitney and I can never love you or anyone else. I only pretended to love you," he finally admitted.

Whitney held her chest, she couldn't bear to hear anymore words from him.

Daniel's POV

 I tapped on Whitney's back, in order to wake her up from sleep.

"Hey Dan, why are you up so early?" Whitney asked me, as soon as she opened her eyes.

"I have something to say to you," I told her, not mincing words. I did not waste any more time in this fake relationship of ours.

"What is it that you want to tell me that can't wait?" she asked, looking dull because she had just woken up from sleep.

"Sit up and I want you to listen to whatever I have to say carefully," I said to her.

"Alright, I am all ears, so go on," she said to me.

I contemplated for some moment, then he opened my mouth and said to her, "I want a divorce." I finally dropped the bombshell. Whitney's eyes widened in shock, but she remained silent and the next thing I knew was that she started smiling. 

I was a bit confused.

"You better stop your joke," Whitney said to me. Now I understood why she was smiling.

I looked at her with guilt in my heart. I needed to summon enough courage and explain everything to her.

"Whitney?" I called her name.

"Yes?" She answered in a questioning tone.

"I want to tell you the truth," I spoke out, not feeling remorseful at my actions.

"What truth Dan? You are really making me scared, say something," she urged me 

"The truth is that I never loved you Whitney and I can never love you or anyone else. I only pretended to love you," I finally admitted to her.

Whitney held her chest, she couldn't bear to hear anymore words from me.

Whitney's POV

I felt Daniel tapping on my back, in order to wake me up from sleep 

"Hey Dan, why are you up so early?" I asked him, as soon as I opened my eyes.

"I have something to say to you," Daniel told me, sounding a bit strange.

"What is it that you want to tell me that can't wait?" I asked, looking dull because I had just woken up from sleep.

"Sit up and I want you to listen to whatever I have to say carefully," he said to me.

"Alright, I am all ears, so go on," I said to him.

Daniel contemplated for some moment, then he opened his mouth and said to her, "I want a divorce." I heard him drop the bombshell.

My eyes widened in shock, but then I thought about it a little and started smiling. Maybe he was just playing a prank on me

"You better stop your joke," I said to him.

Daniel looked at me with what looked like guilt on his face. He needed to summon courage and explain everything to me, I guess.

"Whitney?" He called my name.

"Yes?" I answered in a questioning tone.

"I want to tell you the truth," he spoke out, with no glimpse of repentance in his eyes.

"What truth Dan? You are really making me scared, say something," I urged him to say something.

"The truth is that I never loved you Whitney and I can never love you or anyone else. I only pretended to love you," he finally admitted.

I held my chest, out of pain. I couldn't bear to hear anymore words from him.