But they were wrong.
Looking back, that night at the anniversary party feels almost cinematic — the laughter, the clinking glasses, the moment that looked innocent to everyone else but changed everything for me.
And maybe the biggest twist of all was that the drink I didn’t take ended up giving me something I needed even more: The truth.
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