He laughed again and said I was mistaken, and that he was going to teach me what real love was, and then I could not be driven back to you.

After that, everybody and everything just pushed me toward him with both hands, except one person.
She was a young married woman and I met her at the very first.

She was the only real friend I ever had, and at last, the latter part of February, when things were the very worst, I told her.

I told her every single thing.

She was on your side.