In the dimly lit living room, a woman named Sarah sat on the worn-out couch, surrounded by the remnants of a failed relationship. She and her exboyfriend had made the difficult decision to continue living together,
her exboyfriend Michael, after their breakup, was hoping to salvage some semblance of friendship. However, their living arrangement had become increasingly strained over time when Sarah decided to give away her number to a stranger. Sarah's phone buzzed on the coffee table, signaling a new message. With a sigh, she picked it up and read the name on the screen: Jake. He was a young man she had met a few weeks ago who asked her for her number. It wasn't unusual for her to give away her number to strangers and have a little chat. Some of these chats were great, but all of these men would only want the same thing from her. The young man, Jake, was the usual drug addict Sarah has sold cigarettes to at work - another random, meaningless individual in her life.
They had started texting and meeting up secretly while Michael was distracted with his busy life, finding a job, and finding new hobbies after he moved across the country when he and Sarah moved in together before there failed relationship. As Sarah's connection with Jake grew, Michael's hope of rekindling their romance slowly crumbled. He did not understand how Sarah could fall ever so deeply down this rabbit hole and ignore him in this time where he needed her most, as a friend and the person he loves. He had held onto the belief that they could start anew after countless words of hope for a future and romantic situations they shared after the breakup together when Sarah told him that they could start anew when Michael had built up a life on his own, but now jealousy began to consume him. He could sense the distance growing between them, and it gnawed at his soul. All these times when they both were loving each other after the breakup, all these times when they spent time together and were more than just friends, and all of a sudden, all of it seemed insignificant and meaningless to him. He wanted to know what was going on in Sarah's head; he wanted to understand her and the situation, both for himself and their friendship.
One evening, Michael returned home early from work, his mind clouded with a mixture of anxiety and suspicion. He is a very smart man with much more life experience than what is good for his age. He knew something was off; something felt strange. He entered the living room to find Sarah engrossed in conversation with Jake on her phone, a faint smile on her face. The sight tore at Michael's heart, fueling a growing madness within him. Filled with a mix of rage and desperation, Michael confronted Sarah. Their voices clashed, echoing through the empty rooms as they unleashed their pent-up emotions. Sarah pleaded with Michael to understand that nothing would be going on with Jake; she lied to not hurt his feelings; she craved sex, a form of sex Michael could not provide to her. With Jake still living with his parents at the age of 19, Sarah knew that the easiest solution for her and Jake to have sex would be at home, in her bed. But she gave Michael a promise - the promise that she would not invite any one-night stand, romance partner, or any other sex partner to their home. "I take back my promise..." she told Michael in the hallway late at night after she invited Jake to watch a movie.
Days turned into weeks, and the tension between Sarah and Michael reached its breaking point. Their love for each other remained, buried beneath layers of hurt and resentment, but it was suffocating under the weight of their unresolved issues, words unspoken, and being unable to express their feelings to one another. They sat down together during these weeks, talking for hours until they were aware of that spark again, the feeling they have when they are close together, the unspeakable kind of magic that causes them to crave each other and want everything. Some nights, they drank several bottles of wine to cope with the situation they both found themselves in. Michael wrote long texts to Sarah and read them out loud to show her how much he loves her, to show that he got his life back, and to show that he is willing to grow together with her. Despite Sarah's love for him, she was confused. She knew about the jealousy, but she did not know how to help him. The feelings she had confused her as she delved deeper into the rabbithole with Jake. She started to tell lies to both Jake and Michael, wanting to keep them both in her life. The lust she felt for Jake made her
The doors closed, with Sarah going into her room to do what she was planning to do - have sex with Jake, whom she had been teasing for weeks - while Michael closed the door, and the tears ran down his face as he fell to his knees, overwhelmed by the situation and slowly drowning in sorrow until he collapsed completely on the floor. Hours would pass where he put himself together to go back out of his room and carefully listen in on Sarah's door, not wanting to believe that the love of his life, despite their failed relationship, would hurt him just like that. But he heard her - the soft moans and sounds of slapping that came through the door, clear and loud. The sounds, knowing it all, and his vulnerable state caused him to shake in fear and anger.
After that day, nothing was as it was before. The romantic talk and all the great shared moments would stop. Michael felt disgusted by Sarah, not from what she has done but from her behavior and her decisions to willingly hurt him. Their friendship only suffered more when Michael confronted Sarah with things he knew were true. He always had manipulative behavior deep inside to get what he wanted, but Sarah was the same; she knew how to manipulate the people around her, to make them think differently, and to make them do what she wanted. They argued, discussed, and played with each other. Michael was asking Sarah questions he knew the answer to, and Sarah was lying and deceiving, trying to make Michael feel guilty for asking questions and leading him to question himself while raising even more questions. They were naturally meant for each other, but their flaws were keeping them apart now. In a night of wine and arguments, they both fell into each other's arms, realizing for a brief moment how much they needed and wanted each other. The sex they had was far different from what they were used to with each other, much more sensual and filled with raw passion. The next day, they both still craved one another, but that was broken when Sarah received messages and phone calls again from Jake. She had fun with the young guy and wanted to have some more fun, not minding the consequences. She forgot herself and the love she felt for Michael, eventually telling Jake all about Michael, even his secrets.
When Michael found out about Sarah blindly telling so many things to someone like that, he fell deeper into the madness of his mind. He did not know how to feel any longer, but he knew he had to take action. Sarah, on the other hand, was not feeling well either, unless she drowned herself in lust with Jake, forgetting herself and her own good. Both of them maintain their fake smiles during the day and live their separate lives at night behind closed doors while hurting and loving one another in a twisted tale. There inner monsters, the manipulative bastards who they were came out more and more as they played with each other, wanting to see the other break. Because it is much easier to hate someone than to love someone.
her exboyfriend Michael, after their breakup, was hoping to salvage some semblance of friendship. However, their living arrangement had become increasingly strained over time when Sarah decided to give away her number to a stranger. Sarah's phone buzzed on the coffee table, signaling a new message. With a sigh, she picked it up and read the name on the screen: Jake. He was a young man she had met a few weeks ago who asked her for her number. It wasn't unusual for her to give away her number to strangers and have a little chat. Some of these chats were great, but all of these men would only want the same thing from her. The young man, Jake, was the usual drug addict Sarah has sold cigarettes to at work - another random, meaningless individual in her life.
They had started texting and meeting up secretly while Michael was distracted with his busy life, finding a job, and finding new hobbies after he moved across the country when he and Sarah moved in together before there failed relationship. As Sarah's connection with Jake grew, Michael's hope of rekindling their romance slowly crumbled. He did not understand how Sarah could fall ever so deeply down this rabbit hole and ignore him in this time where he needed her most, as a friend and the person he loves. He had held onto the belief that they could start anew after countless words of hope for a future and romantic situations they shared after the breakup together when Sarah told him that they could start anew when Michael had built up a life on his own, but now jealousy began to consume him. He could sense the distance growing between them, and it gnawed at his soul. All these times when they both were loving each other after the breakup, all these times when they spent time together and were more than just friends, and all of a sudden, all of it seemed insignificant and meaningless to him. He wanted to know what was going on in Sarah's head; he wanted to understand her and the situation, both for himself and their friendship.
One evening, Michael returned home early from work, his mind clouded with a mixture of anxiety and suspicion. He is a very smart man with much more life experience than what is good for his age. He knew something was off; something felt strange. He entered the living room to find Sarah engrossed in conversation with Jake on her phone, a faint smile on her face. The sight tore at Michael's heart, fueling a growing madness within him. Filled with a mix of rage and desperation, Michael confronted Sarah. Their voices clashed, echoing through the empty rooms as they unleashed their pent-up emotions. Sarah pleaded with Michael to understand that nothing would be going on with Jake; she lied to not hurt his feelings; she craved sex, a form of sex Michael could not provide to her. With Jake still living with his parents at the age of 19, Sarah knew that the easiest solution for her and Jake to have sex would be at home, in her bed. But she gave Michael a promise - the promise that she would not invite any one-night stand, romance partner, or any other sex partner to their home. "I take back my promise..." she told Michael in the hallway late at night after she invited Jake to watch a movie.
Days turned into weeks, and the tension between Sarah and Michael reached its breaking point. Their love for each other remained, buried beneath layers of hurt and resentment, but it was suffocating under the weight of their unresolved issues, words unspoken, and being unable to express their feelings to one another. They sat down together during these weeks, talking for hours until they were aware of that spark again, the feeling they have when they are close together, the unspeakable kind of magic that causes them to crave each other and want everything. Some nights, they drank several bottles of wine to cope with the situation they both found themselves in. Michael wrote long texts to Sarah and read them out loud to show her how much he loves her, to show that he got his life back, and to show that he is willing to grow together with her. Despite Sarah's love for him, she was confused. She knew about the jealousy, but she did not know how to help him. The feelings she had confused her as she delved deeper into the rabbithole with Jake. She started to tell lies to both Jake and Michael, wanting to keep them both in her life. The lust she felt for Jake made her
The doors closed, with Sarah going into her room to do what she was planning to do - have sex with Jake, whom she had been teasing for weeks - while Michael closed the door, and the tears ran down his face as he fell to his knees, overwhelmed by the situation and slowly drowning in sorrow until he collapsed completely on the floor. Hours would pass where he put himself together to go back out of his room and carefully listen in on Sarah's door, not wanting to believe that the love of his life, despite their failed relationship, would hurt him just like that. But he heard her - the soft moans and sounds of slapping that came through the door, clear and loud. The sounds, knowing it all, and his vulnerable state caused him to shake in fear and anger.
After that day, nothing was as it was before. The romantic talk and all the great shared moments would stop. Michael felt disgusted by Sarah, not from what she has done but from her behavior and her decisions to willingly hurt him. Their friendship only suffered more when Michael confronted Sarah with things he knew were true. He always had manipulative behavior deep inside to get what he wanted, but Sarah was the same; she knew how to manipulate the people around her, to make them think differently, and to make them do what she wanted. They argued, discussed, and played with each other. Michael was asking Sarah questions he knew the answer to, and Sarah was lying and deceiving, trying to make Michael feel guilty for asking questions and leading him to question himself while raising even more questions. They were naturally meant for each other, but their flaws were keeping them apart now. In a night of wine and arguments, they both fell into each other's arms, realizing for a brief moment how much they needed and wanted each other. The sex they had was far different from what they were used to with each other, much more sensual and filled with raw passion. The next day, they both still craved one another, but that was broken when Sarah received messages and phone calls again from Jake. She had fun with the young guy and wanted to have some more fun, not minding the consequences. She forgot herself and the love she felt for Michael, eventually telling Jake all about Michael, even his secrets.
When Michael found out about Sarah blindly telling so many things to someone like that, he fell deeper into the madness of his mind. He did not know how to feel any longer, but he knew he had to take action. Sarah, on the other hand, was not feeling well either, unless she drowned herself in lust with Jake, forgetting herself and her own good. Both of them maintain their fake smiles during the day and live their separate lives at night behind closed doors while hurting and loving one another in a twisted tale. There inner monsters, the manipulative bastards who they were came out more and more as they played with each other, wanting to see the other break. Because it is much easier to hate someone than to love someone.
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