Bad Liar -

The admission hung in the air, painful but necessary. For the first time in a year, Leo felt like he could breathe. He wasn't faking it anymore. He looked at Clara and gave her the only thing he had left: the truth.

"I can't be what you want me to be," Leo said, finally letting the truth out. "I wish I could make your heart believe it’s okay, but I'm a bad liar". Bad Liar

Leo felt the weight of it in his chest. He wanted to be the person she needed—the stable, happy man she’d married—but his mind felt like a "war zone". He was battling a darkness he couldn't explain, a "world inside" that felt like an enemy. Every time he tried to smile and tell her he was fine, the lie felt like lead in his mouth. The admission hung in the air, painful but necessary