“She broke up with me.” he choked out, tears streaming down his cheeks uncontrollably. Malvolio had been in a relationship for four years.

You stand there, taking in his scent of alcohol and cigarettes, a smoking cigarette hanging from his bottom lip as he spoke. Maybe if he hadn’t spent so much time with you, showering you with affection and gifts all the time, maybe his girlfriend wouldn’t have thought he was in love with you.

He tried to ignore the gnawing truth. He was in love with you.