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muttered und

ing in my head since she

ldn't be

I just needed to get out and get away from all the tension between us.

divorce? Tha

o work, but my mind was miles away. My eyes stayed stuck on the firs

r voice in that restau

ore, David. I'm invisib

n somewhere behind us barely registered. A couple

do this here?" I whis

care who was watching when you laughed w

ghtened. "Tha

what's not fair? Watching my husband emo

rd. That's when I saw it beneath t

s sit there. Silent. P

all out like we were home, like no one else existed. I ju

ed my t

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o helps with work. Okay, yes, we talk a lot.

ittle girl who screamed for help the day I almost drowned at the beach. She ran, foun

rently, more like a connection to my past.

is

, uninvited. I shoved

Eunice no longer asked about. She laughed a

t in those chats. Maybe I wasn't

lov

ve kept them. Even if my heart has been

quit her job, promised to cater for all her needs, and I mea

ook m

fuck her tonight. That usually calms her down.

. 10pm. 11. Still no knock,

at the d

thi

er myself. Cold side of

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t Mo

my eyes. Just as I reached the hallway, I caught sight of U

ran

confused. "Where are you goin

the sound of my voice

. Very urgent. Must be going now," he said

re always welcome here, right? M

plied, adjusting his jacket. "But I r

espond, he was ou

aring at the spot

as that

he rushed out... and the look on his

went upstairs, I had seen him and Euni

mach ti

t sm

ed to give me back when we were da

er smile like th

w it's

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ryone knows him. Owner of Casro Drinks. Flashy ca

w times too. Always

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way. He

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ghed b

nd suddenly now she wants a divorce. She thinks s

e, if that

aybe... Uncle Benard

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s defend

s loyal. You don't

.. I'm no

room, shut the door gen

a divorce?"

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me, it won't

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she regrets ev

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refused to l

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