y

way from me; from our hom

e; I spat out, “Why

with me right now, can you? She is the one who di

u not to ever com

ed, hugged, went to public places as a couple and all you kept on telling me all those while was ‘I’ll

ust a coward who was too weak to make any moves so I made things easier for you” Anne picked up the signed d

ing out through the front door to find Ciara. It was late at night and she

re going?” She questioned

go of

o that woman? You said she

’s tantrum, “But should I just leave her out ther

ppens to her? Is she

finger, “Until we are officially divorce

he only one who thi

d you know I don’t care. You can sit arou

ching frantically for any trace of Ciara—her fa

ting heavily as suddenly a

a since Tina is the only friend she’d made here since we

fumbled over the keypads as I punched in T

er and over as I heard her ring

ya

. Thank God y

right? Your voice

heard fr

ot today

please give me a call? And if you have spare time in your ha

ourse. I’l

probe deeper by asking more que

Ciara would be safe with Tina had helped put

arply—remembering that Anne was still insid

the living room with crossed arms, “You

er, “I’m not in

It pissed me off so badly that I’d impulsively raised up my

to my fist, “Why did you

feelings for, we’d been married for a year. She was with me during a very dark t

my cheeks, “You could always explai

tay the night for old time’s sake. If you have a problem with t

I once shared, I saw that it was in a mess

ng out of my clothes, turning off the bedroom light an

ina if she was with Ciara already bu

o it was because hell, it was onl

mething to say?

bout to ca

lion questions! She wasn’t like

if I

raising my voice at you earlier and hitting you . I los

the bedstand, I opened

rms and I wrapped my arms around her, “I’m sorry too

ld on me, “Let’s nev

, “Sure.” Patting her hair; I