Augusto
Seeing her like that… seeing her eyes filled with fear. I felt bad, but it was what I had to do.
"Vanessa…"
"Shut up!"
Her hands began to hit me again and again—fists, shoves, slaps.
I didn't try to stop her, I didn't raise a single arm to defend myself.
I simply took each blow, because I felt I deserved them.
"You promised me you'd never let this happen!"
Another blow.
"You told me you'd always protect me!"
Another one.
"Liar!"
Her voice began to break.
"You're just like everyone else!"
Tears were now falling uncontrollably.
"You never loved me!"
Those four words hurt more than any blow; I felt something break inside me.
Because I understood perfectly why she said it. From her eyes... I had just abandoned her.
From her perspective... I was betraying her.
I took
