CHAPTER 27

He smiled nervously," What do you want to know." I know I wanted answers but he looks so uneasy.

" How about we start with something you're comfortable with." I say.

" Then let's start with Merida." He replies. " I met her, roughly three years ago. We met on set for a new cosmetic product that was debuting. I've forgotten the name."

" Being young,i believed she was perfect for me. She was pretty and that was enough to sway me then. I asked her out once and she agreed. We dated for two years and I believed i was in love with her. How stupid." He narrated with such self loathing but I couldn't comfort him in case he thinks I'm pitying him.

He spoke of how her behavior started changing to how she cheated with his best friend and finally broke up with him. He acted as though he was no longer affected but how his hands trembled and his voice shook gave him away.

Imagining a young West who had to go through betrayal broke my heart.