Rose was always second best, She always came after 'her' and for the first time in her life she was living to be the bit on the side. Rose couldn't put into words how small she felt on a daily basis, all she knew was that on the odd occasion she was put first, she felt warm inside, needed, and so happy. This was the feeling she held close to her heart.
She had formed a relationship with someone based on similarity, trust, loyalty, and personality, but after too many months of pain realised there was never any trust to begin with.
The word 'cheat' is defined as a person behaving dishonestly to gain an advantage. There was no advantage to this for Rose, 'him' or 'her'
Rose had lied to so many people for so long about something eating her up inside. She covered his back, she looked out for him, and she always suffered in silence. She wanted nothing more than to tell the world how she felt and be honest with everyone after everything that was being said about her.
Now, the need she felt, the warmth she felt and the hope she held on too has disappeared. She has been left on her own knowing that the other woman won. Deep down she knows that she only has herself to blame for being the one thing she was always told never to be. The bit on the side.
Heartbreak: overwhelming distress
To Rose, these two words don't even come close.