The accelerant.
The affair.
The second fire.
The truth.
Derek once promised he would stay beside me through every surgery.
He broke that promise.
But somewhere along the way, I made a better one to myself.
I would stop measuring my life by who stayed.
I would stop apologizing for surviving.
And I would never again confuse someone needing me with someone loving me.
The fire changed my face.
Derek tried to destroy my future.
