I kept reading those words over and over until they got blurry and my eyes started stinging.

It hurt just to breathe.

Richard sure knew how to make me feel abandoned, and each time cut deeper than the last.

I stared at the screen until suddenly, I started laughing.

Laughing at how dumb I was being. How totally stupid.

All he had to do was snap his fingers, and I'd come running back for more pain.

I couldn't even ...