Incorrect framing.
Hate requires sustained emotional investment.
She no longer allocated that.
“I understand what you did,” she said.
That was accurate.
Understanding replaced reaction.
He waited.
Expecting something additional.
There was none.
No closure statement.
No symbolic resolution.
Because closure had already occurred internally.
This meeting was not for her.
It was for him.
To confirm that the system had ended.
“I did love you,” he said.
