Safe And Sound

I remember you said,
"Don't leave me here alone."
But all that's dead and gone and passed tonight.

For years, they were under the spell of young love, until one fateful day
when everything changed. She left without a single explanation,
keeping the secret that would weigh down her conscience
for nearly four years. Desperate times call for
desperate measures. She had to tell him.
And when she finally did, it turns
out to be the best and
worst decision
she's ever
made.

Warnings: Language, mild violence, mild sexual content, alcohol use.
May be triggering in some aspects.
DO NOT read the comments unless you want to
know the secret(s) / have the story ruined for you. Just letting you know.