“I know what you meant.”

I refused to continue the discussion without attorneys.

She left promising I would regret humiliating her.

I did regret many things.

The end of our engagement wasn’t one of them.

PART 14

Megan moved out of the room she had been renting behind a repair shop after a local nonprofit helped locate a modest two-bedroom apartment closer to Ruth and a reliable bus route.

I contributed through the interim support agreement.