Looking at Parul's downcast face, I chose my next words carefully.
"Parul, you have been so lost in your self-empathy, in your self-delusion as a mere spectator that you blindly believe what you are seeing."
"Have you ever thought that things might not be as good between Asuna and me as they seemed to your eyes?"
"Things might seem good on the surface but deep down the damage is long done and we have started drifting apart..."
"....further apart!"
There was an intentional pause before I completed my words.
My face was a mixture of grief and suffering, as if I were narrating a sorrowful ordeal.
"What?"
"How is this possible?"
"You and Rainaziel seemed to be such a perfect couple, how can you say all this?"
Parul's voice staggered as my sentences caught her off guard.
The surprise was so sudden that she almost lost her balance.
"Haha!"
I let out a wailing laugh.
"I also thought that I should be a happy person that I was able to date a beautiful girl like Asuna, but..."
