Ava's heart pounded in her chest, each beat echoing the shattering pieces of her trust. The dimly lit alleyway seemed to close in on her, the shadows whispering secrets she wasn't ready to face. As she leaned against the cold brick wall, trying to catch her breath, the weight of betrayal settled heavily on her shoulders. The world she thought she knew had unraveled before her eyes, and the threads of deception were more tangled than she could have ever imagined.
"Why?" she whispered to the empty air, her voice trembling with the fragility of her breaking spirit. The question lingered, unanswered, mocking her desperation to understand the truth.
