Sounds like you’re being awfully hard on yourself. Relationships are complicated. Being a person is … complicated.
CM:
I don’t know … There were warning signs. Things I ignored. Kyle losing his shit about stupid crap. He punched a wall once when he got pissed at his dad.
EB:
Did Kyle ever get physical with you, Cleo? … This is a safe space. You won’t ever be judged.
CM:
Um … yeah. He, um, hit me in the face. Like, actually punched me. Full-on closed fist. We were watching one of those cartoons, like the kindfor adults, and I said, “How can you watch this dumb shit?” It was a joke. The kind you make with someone you know. Because they’ll know it’s a joke. I guess Kyle didn’t think it was funny …
EB:
