“At 4 A.M., the Truth Called — and I Finally Let Him Go”

Nick let out a bitter, broken laugh. “He didn’t shut it down.”

Of course he didn’t.

“He stood up,” Nick continued, “like he had something to prove. Said, ‘Watch me.’”

A cold wave washed over me.

“He went to the bar,” Nick said. “Started talking to this woman. Loud. Flashy. The kind of person who knows exactly what she’s doing. And the guys… they were egging him on. Filming it. Laughing.”