Back when I was still in love with Aaron, I could find a reasonable excuse for every last thing he did.
All those lies, all that deceit, I could tell myself it was just this once that he would change.
But now, I didn't love him anymore.
I had no wish to make excuses for him, and there was no way I'd sacrifice a single thing of mine for his sake.
I would never give ground to anyone again.
*****
Suitcase in hand, I walked out the front door, and the sunlight stung my eyes until they ached.
I found a comfortable hotel and pulled up the project files from my old days in R&D.
I worked on my bid materials for the R&D position without letting myself slack for a moment. There was one week to go.
When I graduated, I entered the company's R&D department, ranked first in my class. In two yea
