“I don’t understand. You care about her so
much. Why do you always pick her? Did you
agree with it, were we there?
“You left with Brittany, I gave her the last of
the water so she wouldn’t die.”
Chad was speechless.
His mom saw me and called for me.
I said, “Mom.”
His mom started to cry. “Are you stupid,
didn’t I say something about Brittany?”
“I can’t believe that you don’t care for your
wife, why are you so stuck on her?”
Suddenly, Brittany called out his name.
Chad looked at her.
“How could you be so cruel!”
Brittany was about to make an excuse when
Chad slapped her.
“My mom said that you caused the fire, she
wouldn’t lie to me.”
Brittany looked at him. “Maybe your mom is
lying.”
She was thrown to the floor.
Brittany begged Chad, “If my parents were
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here, they would be so sad.”
Chad balled his fists and stopped.
He signed and reached out for me.
“Can you not blame Brittany.”
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I shrugged.
His love for his parents was his weakness.
Even after he knew the truth, he asked for
forgiveness.
“We are getting a divorce.”
Chad begged. “I love you.”
وو
I shook Chad off and said, “You don’t love
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- me. You love Brittany.”
وو
“I will make sure to prosecute Brittany.”
Brittany collapsed, and I left without a word.
The house was destroyed, so I got a hotel.
I rested when Chad knocked on the door.
Chad looked tired. “We need to talk.‘
وو
I raised my eyebrows. “We have nothing to
talk about except the divorce.”
Chad started to cry.
“I have been wrong to you.”
“Can you forgive me? Can we go back to
く
before?”
I said, “What about Brittany?”
Chad was speechless and I continued.
“I heard you when I left. She’s pregnant, it’s
your baby.”
Chad shivered.
“I’m going to have her abort the baby, it’s an
accident.
I asked him to give us another chance.
I was forgotten during the fire, and my baby
was killed. There was no opportunity to give
us a chance.
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In the past, I was focused on romance.
The past was in the past.
I was not going to smile for him.
He was no longer the man I was.
I was no longer the little girl.
We were not going back.
I printed out the divorce papers and gave
them to Chad.
“Sign them.”
Chad cried.
“I thought we loved each other so much.”
He choked up and I was annoyed.
He was always brave and seemed to be able
to get over everything.
I turned away to the table and handed Chad
the divorce papers.
“I don’t know what’s going on.”
