He Confessed to Me in Front of My Ex

For five long years, I had been by Zevian Maxwell's side, too willing to be with him through thick and thin.

One evening, one of his friends mocked, "Where’s your clingy girlfriend of yours? Why isn’t she here today?"

Upon hearing that, Zevian's brows raised, his face twisted with disgust. He uttered, "Come on, bring her up. She's annoying. I hate clingy people."

Laughter filled the bar as his friends egged him on, their teasing turning more vulgar with each passing comment.