Nelly could scarcely believe her ears. How could a person stoop so low in but a few days. Was he truly someone she had always been with. Gideon has to be lying.
"Before you think I am lying, listen to this…" Gideon said, exactly in the way he had always told stories to her, shared details of life for lovers who weren't present to share them face to face. He continued to tell almost everything that had happened, excruciating detail after excruciating detail. Nelly would have loved to fight or flight, but her body chose freeze.
"Why are you doing this to me, if you betray me go ahead, but why keep on gloating." Nelly said, tears welling in her eyes. The world outside was a fishbowl by the wetness she gazed through.