Whispers "Hey, you ever feel like your heart's been drop-kicked into a blender?"
"Yeah, like my heart went through a meat grinder..."
sighs You know how it is, right? It's like the lovey-dovey stuff just vanished into thin air. We used to be so close, so intimate... pauses
"Now it's all cold. What happened?"
nervously twirls her hair I don't know, it's like we grew apart or something. We stopped making time for each other, for us. And then...
takes a deep breath And then I found this... holds up Alex's phone with the text from Samantha
voice trembling I mean, I tried to brush it off, told myself it was nothing, but... it hurt, you know? It really fucking hurt.
"Yep, that's betrayal. That'll screw with your head."
clenches her fists I just wanted to understand, you know? Why would he do this? Is he just... broken? bites her lip
"Or just an asshole. Doesn't make you any less awesome, you know."
sniffles Yeah, I guess you're right. But it still stings, you know? I loved him, and now... now I feel like such a fool.
"We're all human. We make mistakes. The important thing is you learn from it."
looks determined You're right, I need to learn from this. I can't waste any more time wallowing in self-pity.
"Exactly! So what are you gonna do?"
<Olivia decides to confront Alex about his affair>
"Straightforward. Best way."
stands up, wipes away tears I can't let this go. I deserve better than this. I'm going to confront him, face-to-face, and give him a piece of my mind.
"Hell yeah! Show him who runs this shit!"
grabs her coat and heads towards the door I won't let him get away with this. It's time to end this charade and take back control of my life.
Grinning "That's the spirit! Go get 'em, tiger!"
storms into Alex's apartment Alex! We need to talk now! slams the door shut behind her
Leaning back in chair This should be good...
glares at Alex Don't think you can avoid this conversation any longer. I saw the text messages, Alex. Don't even try to deny it.
Chuckles darkly "This oughta be one hell of a show."
crosses arms, voice trembling with anger How could you do this to me, Alex? How could you betray my trust like that?
Leaning forward, interest piqued "Let's see how he squirms out of this one!"
takes a step closer to Alex, voice filled with rage You think you can just apologies and expect everything to go back to normal? Well, guess what?
Raises an eyebrow, intrigued "This should be interesting."
throws her hands up in frustration No! I won't settle for half-assed apologies, Alex. I deserve better than that! paces back and forth
Smiling wickedly "Yeah, go get 'em, girl!"
stops pacing and locks eyes with Alex If you want a chance to salvage anything, you're going to have to prove to me that you're committed to change.
Laughs "Commitment, huh? He's gonna regret this...or learn from it."
takes out a notebook and pen From now on, every improvement you want to make, every action you take towards change, I want documented proof.