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Finally, Amber Decides to Leave Anthony! đ After What He Did Shocked Everyone đ±
[Scene: Late at night. The apartment is quiet except for the ticking clock on the wall. Amber stands near the kitchen counter holding her phone tightly. Anthony walks in casually, unaware of the storm waiting for him.]
Anthony:
Hey⊠whyâs it so dark in here?
Amber:
We need to talk.
Anthony:
(sighs)
That sentence is never good.
Amber:
No. Itâs not.
Anthony:
What happened now?
Amber:
You really wanna pretend you donât know?
Anthony:
Amber, I just got home from work.
Amber:
Work? Is that what weâre calling it tonight?
Anthony:
(excited irritation)
Okay, whatâs this about?
Amber:
Who is Vanessa?
Anthony:
(pauses immediately)
âŠWhat?
Amber:
Donât do that. Donât stand there acting confused.
Anthony:
Sheâs just someone from the office.
Amber:
Interesting. Because âsomeone from the officeâ doesnât usually send texts saying âlast night was amazing.â
Anthony:
(grabs forehead)
Amberâ
Amber:
No. Explain it.
Anthony:
Itâs not what you think.
Amber:
People only say that when it IS what I think.
Anthony:
Nothing happened.
Amber:
Then why were you at her apartment?
Anthony:
(stunned)
You tracked me?!
Amber:
Your location popped up when I was trying to order food! I wasnât even looking for anything!
Anthony:
You shouldnât be spying on me.
Amber:
And you shouldnât be lying to me!
Anthony:
I wasnât lying!
Amber:
You told me you were âworking overtime,â Anthony!
Anthony:
Because I knew youâd overreact!
Amber:
OVERREACT?! I found messages on your phone!
Anthony:
You went through my phone too?!
Amber:
You left it open on the couch!
Anthony:
Thatâs private!
Amber:
So is a relationship!
Anthony:
Amber, calm downâ
Amber:
Do NOT tell me to calm down right now.
Anthony:
Iâm trying to explainâ
Amber:
Then explain why sheâs calling you âbabyâ in these texts!
Anthony:
(silent)
Amber:
Yeah. Thatâs what I thought.
Anthony:
It wasnât serious.
Amber:
(shocked laugh)
Wow. WOW.
Anthony:
I didnât mean for this to happen.
Amber:
How generous of you.
Anthony:
Things between us have been hard lately.
Amber:
So your solution was cheating?!
Anthony:
I said it wasnât serious!
Amber:
You think that makes it BETTER?!
Anthony:
I messed up, okay?!
Amber:
No. A mistake is forgetting groceries. This was a choice.
Anthony:
Amberâ
Amber:
How long?
Anthony:
âŠ
Amber:
How. Long.
Anthony:
A couple months.
Amber:
(tears forming instantly)
Months?
Anthony:
I didnât know how to stop it.
Amber:
You couldâve started by acting like a decent human being!
Anthony:
I never wanted to hurt you.
Amber:
And yet you did it every single day you lied to my face.
Anthony:
Please just listenâ
Amber:
No, YOU listen.
Anthony:
âŠ
Amber:
I defended you to everyone. My friends said something felt off. My sister warned me. And I sat there looking stupid defending you.
Anthony:
Youâre not stupid.
Amber:
Donât say that now.
Anthony:
I still love you.
Amber:
You donât betray people you love like this.
Anthony:
People make mistakes!
Amber:
You made hundreds of them. Repeatedly.
Anthony:
I was confused.
Amber:
No, you were selfish.
Anthony:
Thatâs not fair.
Amber:
FAIR?! You came home every night pretending everything was normal while sneaking around behind my back!
Anthony:
I hated myself for it.
Amber:
Apparently not enough to stop.
Anthony:
(sits down heavily)
I knew this would destroy everything.
Amber:
Then why do it?!
Anthony:
Because every time we fought, I felt like we were already falling apart.
Amber:
So instead of fixing us, you replaced me?
Anthony:
It wasnât like that.
Amber:
Then what WAS it like?
Anthony:
With her⊠things felt easy.
Amber:
(stares in disbelief)
Unbelievable.
Anthony:
Iâm being honest.
Amber:
No, youâre being cruel.
Anthony:
I didnât mean it that way.
Amber:
You know what hurts the most?
Anthony:
âŠ
Amber:
I wouldâve fought for you. Through anything. Stress, money problems, arguments⊠all of it.
Anthony:
I know.
Amber:
But you didnât even give me the chance.
Anthony:
(tears in eyes)
I didnât think we could fix things anymore.
Amber:
You decided that alone.
Anthony:
Because every conversation turned into a fight.
Amber:
Relationships get hard sometimes, Anthony! Adults work through it!
Anthony:
I know that NOW.
Amber:
Too late.
Anthony:
Please donât say that.
Amber:
What do you want me to say? That I forgive you? That we can magically go back to normal?
Anthony:
I just donât want to lose you.
Amber:
You lost me the second you chose someone else.
Anthony:
(voice cracking)
AmberâŠ
Amber:
Do you know what I was doing while you were with her?
Anthony:
âŠ
Amber:
Planning your birthday.
Anthony:
(starts crying quietly)
Amber:
I bought decorations. I ordered that stupid custom cake you wanted.
Anthony:
Please stopâŠ
Amber:
I was sitting here trying to love you harder while you were out betraying me.
Anthony:
Iâm sorry.
Amber:
Sorry doesnât fix this.
Anthony:
Tell me what to do.
Amber:
You canât undo it.
Anthony:
Iâll cut her off completely.
Amber:
That shouldâve happened before this conversation even started.
Anthony:
Iâll go to therapy. Counseling. Anything.
Amber:
Now you care enough to fight for us?
Anthony:
I always cared!
Amber:
No. You cared when you got caught.
Anthony:
Thatâs not true!
Amber:
Then why didnât you confess?
Anthony:
âŠ
Amber:
Exactly.
Anthony:
I was scared.
Amber:
So was I. Every day wondering why the person I loved suddenly felt distant.
Anthony:
I never stopped loving you.
Amber:
Maybe not. But you stopped respecting me.
Anthony:
(crying harder now)
Please donât leave.
Amber:
I already packed my things.
Anthony:
(stunned)
What?
Amber:
I spent three hours crying in that bedroom before you got home.
Anthony:
Amberâ
Amber:
And somewhere between the crying and the anger⊠something in me just broke.
Anthony:
We can still fix this.
Amber:
No. YOU want to fix your guilt.
Anthony:
Thatâs not fair.
Amber:
Fair left this relationship months ago.
Anthony:
Where are you gonna go?
Amber:
My sisterâs place for now.
Anthony:
Please⊠just stay tonight.
Amber:
I canât even look at you right now without picturing everything.
Anthony:
It didnât mean anything.
Amber:
Then why risk everything for it?
Anthony:
âŠ
Amber:
Thatâs the part you still donât understand.
Anthony:
I do understand.
Amber:
No. Because if you understood, youâd realize this isnât just about cheating.
Anthony:
Then whatâs it about?
Amber:
Trust. Safety. Respect. You shattered all of it.
Anthony:
(tears streaming)
I hate myself for this.
Amber:
Maybe one day youâll become someone who doesnât do this to people.
Anthony:
And thatâs it? After five years?
Amber:
Five years deserved honesty.
Anthony:
So youâre really leavingâŠ
Amber:
Yeah.
Anthony:
(voice barely audible)
I never thought this would actually happen.
Amber:
Neither did I.
Anthony:
Can I at least help carry your bags?
Amber:
No.
Anthony:
Amber pleaseâŠ
Amber:
You donât get to comfort me from the pain you caused.
Anthony:
(flops onto couch defeated)
Amber:
(picks up suitcase near the door)
Anthony:
Iâll wait for you. No matter how long it takes.
Amber:
Donât.
Anthony:
Why?
Amber:
Because the version of me that trusted you completely⊠sheâs gone now.
Anthony:
âŠ
Amber:
Goodbye, Anthony.
Anthony:
(whispers through tears)
Goodbye.
[Amber walks out the door. Anthony sits alone in silence as the apartment suddenly feels emptier than ever before.]
