Chapter 22

Eugene grew agitated before I could answer. He cried, "I can explain everything! I've only ever thought of Cassandra as my savior—I've never thought of having anything else to do with her, and nothing ever happened between us! It was only after you left that I… Once you were gone, I found out that…" He became choked up, and tears flowed down his face. It took him a while to compose himself and continue, "I found out that the one who saved me on New Year's Day all those years ago was you. I had the wrong person the whole time." He looked at me with his red eyes, his gaze filled with regret, guilt, and frustration. I also caught a subtle hint of expectation. He was looking forward to my forgiving him after learning the truth; he wanted us to get back together. It was too bad that he would be disappointed. I had to admit I was surprised to learn that Cassandra had supposedly saved Eugene on that New Year's night all those years back. When he'd first introduced her to me, he hadn't men