"The Photo"

Her heart immediately stopped. To Daniela, it was the ultimate disrespect. To this day, Kyler will not accept accountability for how he embarrassed Daniela. It took only one minute. 60 seconds for everything to be ruined.

Kyler's long time friend Gregory had invited them to his girlfriend's Ashley's birthday party. They were both colored coordinated.

Daniela was dressed in a tight, knit pink dress. Kyler and Daniela had walked in together, but as soon as they hit the door, Kyler had dropped her hand and immediately separated from her.

This was not the first time Kyler has done Daniela this way. It had been a long, tumultuous, relationship. However, Daniela knew a few people in the spot, and decided she would have a good time, regardless.

Ashley was sitting with a friend that Daniela did not care for. She spotted Kyler's sister and brother in law so she decided to have a drink and sit with them.

At the end of the night, Ashley wanted to continue to party and wanted to go to a strip club.

Kyler was skeptical about going because he was fully aware of something Daniela wasn't.

"I don't really feel like going, but if you wanna go we can." Kyler said quietly.

So, they drove outside of the city, across the "water" to a very popular strip club to have a few more drinks and to mark the end of a nice evening.

Daniela was naturally a tomboy and decided she would have drinks with the guys instead of Ashley's friends. The only reason they were cool is because of Kyler and Gregory.

A exotic dancer approached them; asking if they wanted a dance. Kyler had disrespectfully lifted Daniela's dress for the woman to see.

"Why don't you go over there and talk to them." Kyler had said as he sipped his drink.

Daniela grew anxious because she preferred to just be near her "man" and not a group of girls she knew didn't care for her.

"Gone over there and talk to the ladies. You always wanna be under us." Kyler laughed.

So, Daniela reluctantly went and sat with Ashley and "what's her face."

They had small talk. Invited her on trip they never actually wanted her to go to and pretended to be ok with her.

Daniela couldn't shake the feeling that everyone invited to the "after set" knew something she didn't.

For the most part, Kyler had been somewhat of a gentleman that evening. On a typical day he was a typical "ass".

So they danced and drank into the wee hours. It was about 2am.

60 Seconds.

At the end of the evening, Gregory decided that he wanted to take a few pictures before they left the club.

Gregory took pictures with just him and Ashley. Then he decided he wanted a group photo.

Everyone rushed to the where the photo's were being taken, and everyone got in the respective places. However, when Daniela had to tried to get to her man, Kyler old, " what's her face" quickly rushed passed Daniela and wrapped her arms around Kyler.

He stood there with a goofy smile while holding a white cup filled with liquor. Daniela 's heart dropped. He did not make her move and didn't consider how this would make her feel.

Gregory witnessed this and grabbed Daniela. "Come on sis. I want you to stand next to me." Gregory wrapped his arms around Daniela and it broke her heart even more.

The photo was taken. There was documentation of the evening. But Kyler made sure he wasn't next to Daniela in the picture.

Daniela quickly walked off with tears in her eyes. She sat down and lit a cigarette.

"This fool is always embarrassing me." Daniela thought.

A few of the dancers had sat back watched the scene. The dancer from earlier had sat down next to her.

"This isn't your usual scene, is it? " the dancer asked.

"No, its not. Funny thing is, he didn't even want to come here. I should have just went home."

"It's just a picture honey. You got another cigarette? " The dancer said as she put her hand on Daniela's thigh.

Daniela passed her a Newport and slowly got up from the table. Her hurt had turned to embarrassment. And then it turned to anger. By the time she walked to the entrance, her hurt had turned to hate.

Daniela continued to cry and didn't realize that Kyler had not see where she had walked off to.

All she wanted to do was take a photo with her man; have him wrap his arms around her, happy and smiling.

Daniela slowly got up from the table; suddenly feeling the many shots of liquor she had drank prior. The thought of them being together and then taking that picture with "what's her face" made her blood boil.

No matter how many time she wiped her face, the tears continued to flow. She wondered how he could be so inconsiderate to her feelings.

LAST CALL FOR ALCOHOL.

Gregory, Ashley, Kyler, and "what's her name" met up at the front door when Daniela walked out of the shadows in the club.

"Babe, where were you? I couldn't' find you." Kyler said as Daniela pushed open the doors and stormed towards his truck.

"What's wrong baby?" What's her face said.

Daniela rushed past her and turned and gave her frown and stood by the truck.

Kyler acted oblivious and had the nerve to get mad because she was angry.

They got in the truck and began to argue.

Then Kyler, with all his might slapped Daniela in the face.

When they got home, they began to fight. Kyler had snatched the new pillow top mattress he had purchased for them off the bed and drug it and put it on top of his truck and was ready to leave her because he thought it was ok, to do what he did.

And Daniela, had begged him to stay. Daniela didn't what him going to what's her face. The issue was calm for the evening.

She should have just went home after the party like he said.

A few days later, on Ashley's actual birthday she began to complain to Gregory. She was not satisfied with the fact that he had spent all his money to throw her a birthday party and then take her to the strip club after.

So, Gregory decided to go and collect a debt from someone he knew. Kyler had been hanging out with him the entire day and had finally decided to come home to Daniela and make up with her properly.

When Kyler arrived, he had not even been there when he got a call.

60 Seconds

"What happened! Wtf happened?" Kyler yelled.

"What's wrong?" Daniela said with concern

"Gregory is dead."

It was at that moment that Daniela felt horrible.

Why did Kyler agree to go to the strip club that night?

What possessed Kyler to agree knowing he was messing around with Ashley's friend?

What made him grab her close to take the photo and pretend like Daniela was not there?

Kyler jumped back in his car to go to the scene of the crime.

Somebody had shot Gregory in the back.

To this day, Kyler never took any photos with Daniela.

They were in a relationship for over 10 years.

Well, Daniela was in a relationship. It just took her many years to realize she was in it alone.

He had taken several photos, with several women he had dated.

She knew her "brother" loved her. He wanted the world to see how beautiful he thought she was.

They say a photo speaks a thousand words.

But to this day, Daniela wonders if Gregory knew that would be the very last photo, he would take.