The Message That Confirmed He Wasn’t Just Using Me—He Was Replacing Me
Monday, I called in sick.
Not because I was falling apart.
Because I needed time to be precise.
A new notification popped up on his iPad.
Not from his friends.
From someone named Bethany.
I opened it and felt my stomach go weightless.
It wasn’t flirting.
It was already a relationship—just one he didn’t have the courage to live openly.
“When can we actually hang out outside the gym?”
“Soon, babe. Just got a situation I need to handle first.”
“The roommate situation?”
“Exactly. Just gotta ride this out through the holidays. Complicated logistics.”
He called her babe.
He called me logistics.
And he was counting down the days until he could cash out and leave.
I didn’t shake this time.
I didn’t feel confused.
I just took the screenshots.
Clean. Calm. Complete.
Why I Didn’t “Just Break Up”
If you’ve never been manipulated, it’s easy to say “leave.”
But I knew exactly what he’d do if I confronted him immediately:
- He’d call it a joke.
- He’d say I violated his privacy.
- He’d flip the story until I looked unstable.
- He’d walk away acting like the victim.
And then he’d tell everyone I was “crazy,” just like he told his friends I was “desperate.”
No.
He played a long game.
So I played a longer one.
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