Could... could this be what he had been waiting to hear for months??
And now it was slipping away before it could even take shape.
He turned to her quickly. "What did you mean when you said we could be something more?" he asked, his voice sharper, almost pleading.
"It doesn't matter anymore." Nnenna shook her head, her eyes a storm of anger and hurt. "You've been lying to me for who knows how long. You know how much pain I've been through these past eleven years. You know it took me years to accept who I am. And still, you let me believe a lie, even when you knew the truth."
"I'm sorry," Somto said quietly, staring at his empty hand like it was proof of everything he had just lost.
"When did you find out?" Nnenna's voice was steady, but her eyes burned. She didn't even glance at his failed apology.
