“I know I was wrong before, but now I
understand, the only person I love is you. My
feelings for Rhonda were just a habit.”
Love?
I laughed, shaking, tears streaming down my
face.
I never knew.
That Zach’s neglect, his rebukes, his
accusations,
Were all manifestations of his “love”!
Zach’s soothing words calmed me.
After wiping away my tears, I took the tablet.
I pulled up a medical report and calmly handed
it to Zach.
“Zach, if this is love, you might be better off with a robotic caregiver.”
I couldn’t unleash a flurry of insults like Kiki.
This was the most venomous thing I could say.
But Zach trembled.
His eyes reddened.
He stared at me in astonishment, murmuring,
“This isn’t true, Chloe, please, tell me this isn’t true!”
Seeing my unchanging expression, Zach knelt before me.
He crawled closer, clutching my blanket and sobbing uncontrollably.
“Chloe, I beg you, tell me this is a lie, that
you’re deliberately hurting me, that this report is
fake, isn’t it? Tell me, Chloe!”
