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VALENTINA
I walked away from the second track meet in as many weeks fighting tears. But these tears were different. They were worse. They were goodbye tears. Tears I never wanted to shed.
But I knew it was the right decision. When I saw that woman hug Brantley, my gut sank. Everything in me screamed CHEATER! It didn’t matter that it was Brantley. And if I was going to have an inkling of doubt for him, of all people, I’d never be able to have a normal relationship again.
If I couldn’t even trust the man I loved, I couldn’t trust anyone.
I jumped in my car and wished I could just leave. It would have been easier to not have to look at Brantley when he was corralling the kids and getting them all ready for the bus. But I had to wait for my girls. I’d already signed them out, thankfull
