The Arguments in Her Head
For days after the discovery, Emma couldn’t stop thinking about the stain. Every time she looked at Dominic, questions swirled in her mind. Was he cheating? Was their entire relationship based on a lie? She didn’t want to believe it, but the doubts kept creeping in. She found herself replaying conversations, looking for signs she may have missed.
She knew she needed to talk to someone, so she reached out to her best friend Jennifer. Telling someone else made it feel real, and that terrified her. Jennifer listened patiently and reminded Emma to trust her gut. The seed of doubt had been planted, and Emma could no longer pretend everything was fine. She wasn’t ready to confront Dominic yet, but she knew this was just the beginning of a much bigger truth waiting to be uncovered.
