Fading to Zero
I hoped to leave our story with the last bit of grace.
However, he did not even give me that chance, so I did not want that dignity anymore. Besides, what dignity was there in a relationship already broken beyond repair, soaked in betrayal and lies?
It was just my own self-deception.
Zach stared at me, desperately searching my eyes for even the slightest emotion. Yet there was nothing left there he recognized. There was no love, no anger, no sadness, not even hatred.
His hand dropped abruptly. The ring fell to the ground, and he did not even notice.