widened in panic.

in her ear. He was probably telling her it was for the best, that now they could finally be

r. "You just wanted to be happy. He was never here. He doesn't un

orked a day in our entire marriage. Her

a sponge. She looked at me, her eyes harde

"You were never here. Yo

sion. There was no getting through to her. Talking to her was like t

e I had for her had curdled

end you the papers," I

nally hit her. The fantasy Wesley wa

r voice filled with real fear

ok back. The air outside felt cleaner, fresher. It was the