"So yeah, I crashed your 16th birthday party, and yeah, I punched Stan. He didn't deserve you. I'm not saying that I did, or do, or whatever, either, but he most definitely did not deserve you. And then after I had... pushed your head in the cake or whatever, Stan was saying that I most certainly had no chances with you and he was calling my bluff, and saying more things and I just... I did what I told him I would do. I beat the living shit out of him. I mean, I warned him and everything. But then I had left for vacation and when I came back I found out you guys broke up and that he transferred schools and then every other guy thought better of going after you because they saw that I had made an example out of Stan and-" "You... you're insane," I shook my head, shuffling a step back. "You have lost your mind." "He got inbetween me and what was mine," he shrugged his shoulders, as if that was any explanation at all. "But it's okay. Never again." ----- d i s c l a i m e r this story has been re-edited and republished. the events of this story , for those who have read it prior to august 2019 , have been slightly altered to make way for my improved and matured writing style. originally published : july 2015 newly published : august 2019 completed: january 2022 01st in #secretrelationship : April 2022

"H-how long?..." I mumbled out as I choked on my sobs. "How long, what?" "H-how l...long were you waiting to tell m-me about your relationship with the other woman?" I managed to stumble out, looking at Nathan dead straight in the eye as I clenched my fist to my sides, waiting for him to answer me. I could see how he face faltered a bit as he started to avoid my eyes. "How long?!" I screamed as I pry off the hands on my shoulder and pushing his chest, causing him to stumble back a bit. "Stel, it's not-" "It's not what?! That you weren't kissing with another woman in your office?!" "...How did you know?" He asked, panicked. He eyes enlarging in shock as he stood there frozen. "I saw it!" I cried out. "I-I wanted to bring you lunch yesterday b-but you-" Sobs just escaped my mouth as tears were falling down like a rainfall, staining my cheeks. "No, Stel. Listen-" "I don't want to hear it." I said softly, cutting him off. ----- Nathan White and Stella Miller are a newlywed couple. Everything was perfect between the two of them until Stella found out how Nathan was acting..."different". She started trying everything to fix this relationship until- ----- *Highest Ranking* #2 in sadness