JOSH

The earth stopped rotating for a minute. I staggered back a few steps; my eyes were locked on hers like she had just stabbed me through my chest.

I opened my mouth to breathe as my nostrils and my lungs stopped functioning. My mouth even went dry; the air in the room felt poisonous and thick, and I could barely breathe.

"Annie....wha...what did...It's a... It’s a lie." My voice was hoarse, completely foreign to my own ears.

"I'm not lying," her lips trembled as she repeated ...