{HERMIONE} The elevator slides down with a quiet hum and I can't wait to just get the hell out of here. How did Adam become this person? He looked me right in the eyes and told me he didn’t cheat. How dare he say he can explain? That's the excuse of every weak man who gets caught. Everything I felt tonight was a blatant lie. He just keeps lying to my face. Does he really think I am that dumb? I try hard to fight back my tears, but my heart feels too heavy and hollow inside. Does he believe that showing me a ring will make the image of him and Cassie disappear from my mind? What did I ever do to make him think he can lie to me like this? “He just keeps lying to me,” I whisper to myself. “He keeps hurting me with his lies.” “Why can’t he just admit what he did?” I throw my hands up

