Gemotions

The digital breadcrumbs, the deleted texts, the late-night bathroom breaks – they all led to the same conclusion. She found the phone, the messages, the evidence of his deception. A cool wave of something cold washed over her, a strange emptiness.

She decided to play his game. She set up a dating profile, using his preferred tastes. The women she messaged were beautiful, successful, everything he supposedly desired. She’d leave the browser open on his computer.

She also started "forgetting" his appointments, cancelling his reservations, switching around his work deadlines. She watched him stumble and fumble, his carefully constructed world beginning to crumble. The smile that graced her lips each morning was the most authentic thing about her.