she didn't know how she hadn't seen it coming sooner. alexander had been distant for months, not responding to texts and ignoring her calls. eliza had always just figured that it had been school or work that had been stressing him out. now, however, she realized that she couldn't have been more wrong.
"alex- alexander-" a voice panted from inside eliza's bedroom. there was a squeaking noise that she recognized as the bed, and a few soft moans that were definitely from alex.
eliza gritted her teeth. don't cry, don't cry, she told herself, but it was no use. she stood outside the door, preparing herself for what she had to do. when she finally pushed the door open, the tears were streaming down her face.
the door bounced off the wall with a loud bang, the handle leaving a sizeable dent. on the bed, which earlier had been perfectly made with eliza's favorite sheets, alexander and the woman sprang apart. now that she was in the room, she finally got a good look at her. her dark skin was flushed in embarrassment, her curly hair flying out wildly from the activities that had just been interrupted.
"eliza-"
alexander began trying to explain, but eliza cut him off.
"how could you?" her voice was shriller than she had expected, more broken than she wanted. "how could you do something like this?" she tried wiping the tears from her eyes, but it was no use. "i've given you everything. everything. just so you could turn around and- and- and sleep with some- some whore?" she glared at alexander, who gaped back, opening and closing his mouth repeatedly before attempting to stammer out an explanation.
next to him, the girl gasped as she held a pillow over her torso. eliza realized that the girl probably hadn't known, but she couldn't bring herself to feel bad for what she had said. all she felt was an empty, hollow feeling in her chest. an aching pain that had been created by the man she loved, the man she had done everything for, the man she had angered her father to be with.
ignoring whatever Alexander was trying to say, eliza ran from the room, out of their shared apartment, and out into the rainy street.
[a/n: wow sorry about last time, uh, something got messed up? so i re-published the correct and edited version]