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r thinking carefully, I signed them. Tomorrow, I would take them to court. I placed the papers inside the safe and hid

bed with me," he commanded. Not wanting to arg

own he would just annoy me, I wouldn't have come. I didn't answer. I pretended to be asleep. If he knew I was car

Why was I still hoping for that? He w

aptivate everyone-even in bed. And you... you're just a housewife with no assets of your own. You only have my money. We had a baby in one try, while you struggled all these years. If you had a

o insult me?" I snapped. He was

I'm just b

gnize myself anymore. If this had been ten years ago, I would n

you going?

ut waiting for his response. I went to my bedroom and

sted. I wrote letters to my family, friends, Ethan, Bry

est, trying to calm the storm inside. I wasn't going to h

and dialed Isaac's number. Surprisin

meet?"

g? It's so la

ffee shop we used to go to,"

eddy bear inside our bedroom. Ethan was asleep. I quietly went outside and fr

m?" I asked. She looked start

I ran into someone. Where

g the considerate mother-in-law she was, didn't question me and let me go. I didn't even ask why

th me. I couldn't contact Isaac. Frustrated,

e hell?"

again. Nothing. The

ed. I slammed the brak

me. A deafening horn blared. A

car spun out of control. My head slammed a

he car had stopped

ge of a

usly, the front wheels ba

o.

ight movement made the car shift, gr

a figure a

fig

rushed t

." I whispe

ind my car. For a momen

tead of

th hands on the back

ed as the car

d vanished

lunged dow

g. Metal twisted, glass shattered

verything