ROSALINE

I sucked my teeth; then they chattered due to the cold that seemed to seep into my skin more after Gerald's revelation. I didn't know how to react, what to say or ask, so I just tried to maintain a blank expression, somehow hoping that would urge him to say more.

Today had been a rollercoaster of emotions, and I asked myself if I was stupid for believing everything he said. Gerald wasn't a dishonest man, and maybe everything he said was true.

I was still processing that until he dropped that bomb on me. As I looked at him, he picked a focus on the floor, averting my...