Allison
As Jayden stood before me, I stared at him with bewilderment. What was he talking about? It sounded crazy, yet somehow, it made a twisted kind of sense. My eyes narrowed, frustration etched on my face as I ran my hands over my face.
"So, are you trying to say we're going to gaslight ourselves?" I asked, my voice laced with skepticism.
Jayden snapped his fingers, a triumphant glint in his eye. "Bingo!" he exclaimed.
I shook my head, incredulous. "You can't be serious. That's the only way?"
"Yes," he replied with a slight nod. "We shouldn't believe we're actually in an affair, even though we are. We should make ourselves believe we're not."
He repeated the phrase, as if driving home the point. "We shouldn't believe we're having an affair or anything, even though we are. More li
