“Something is off,” she said.

“Besides those pictures, could you even see them together?”

“No,” I replied. “You are also not the first person to say that.”

I exhaled deeply.

“More confirmation for what you already know to be true,” she continued.

She was right.

This was all a façade, after all.

Especially, when she looked….like that.

“You see how someone truly is, on the inside,” she continued, while I was now lost in thought.

“Which makes the outer appearance look much uglier and much more sinister. It’s like you can see right through them.”

Extreme manipulation.

Forced.

Embarrassing.

Obligated.

Guilt.

Unhappy.

Remorse.

Masquerading…

Wow, I thought.

What a gift.