I Finally See Him for Who He Really Is

It was 10 months before I realized the man I was dating wasn’t who he appeared to be.

Image by Sarah Richter from Pixabay

My greatest fear is not that I won’t see him again, but that I will.

When I imagine an accidental encounter with him, my stomach tightens into a ball of acid, hot with negative anticipation. My heart is in my throat, beating like…