Yemi apologized in an emotionally charged voice, but there was something genuine and unvarnished about it that caused me to take a moment to think. After everything that had transpired between us, I hadn't heard him use those words in a very long time, and not in the manner that he intended.
I couldn't force myself to give him a complete glance. No matter how much I wanted to believe what he said, there was still a part of me that wasn't sure whether I could trust him again because of the weight of everything that still hung between us. Not entirely. Not after all the secrets, lies, and things we had kept from one another.
I said in a barely audible whisper, "Yemi, you don't have to say it." "I understand your apologies. However, saying it doesn't alter the actions taken. What we have lo
