Lying in bed, I reached for my phone and saw a text from my boyfriend Liam. Another one.
Where are you? Who are you with?
It wasn’t all that long ago that his texts would give me butterflies in my stomach. Now, anxiety churned instead.
It was this March, and we’d been dating for the past few months after meeting in a bar.
Outgoing and confident, Liam had dazzled me with his compliments.
He’d seemed different from blokes I’d dated in the past.
It wasn’t just his words, he’d treat me to dinner, too, and never let me pay the bill.
I saw a future with Liam.
And when he started messaging more often, at first I was thrilled.
He’s smitten, too, I thought.
But now, those sweet nothings had…
