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support... we really appreciate it... yes, of course. We'll see you at the c
ity and now, my husband and I are no more
the contract, requesting an architectural design
nights did it for me. We beat every other d
never really fancied being in the spotlight, so I thought we could have a party
r in the kitchen and a basket of snacks a
eels by the do
ce, he would really love the surprise. It is his favourite w
cause of traffic and what
ith a smile when I walk in. I smile back at her and
the ideas, and he presents them as his own. I
company that
ip in my step. I can hear the music from the hall downstair
's secretary, Freddie greets me w
ff?" I smile at him. "You can't be here working too? You
not to allow anyone in." He says, stammeri
uldn't mind." I search the basket and hand him a cook
ey,
when you fuck me so rough,"
believe
rs, was behind his desk with a lady who looked like she was still in co
t. The girl makes eye contact with me and moans
ex with her in front of me. He lo
days, he kept avoiding coming home, saying he was finishing up many me
ed to look to know that it is the glass of his fa
els and run out
are streaming down my cheeks and my vision is blurry. I enter the
alf-assed apologie
d is chea
and over in my head and I co
ng down my eyes. I spot one of our internati
d not smudg
alking animatedly. He's from Italy an
n. I take that your
language and probably how puffed up my eye
m to say yes, that my husband made th
o tell him
I gave them a half smile
w I look, she doesn'
to cry once I'm inside. Dom
no,
nd drive out of
to go
sobs. The tears don't stop and they j
e last thing I see is headlights flashing at me, and then my head
How many fingers
at's ha
arp pain in the side of my head. I raise my
isper to no one but the man
You need an urgent check-up at the
d and the police car a
ke out that he's a police officer. My clothes ar
car?" I ask,
wide-eyed and
in good conditi
to my car when I fe
hospital. You need treatment and stitche
n the eyes. "Leave me alo
r, starting it up and driving away from the
and I'm surprised to se
ags are
, and upon close ins
ed up you
that the first image that crosses my mind is to strangle
have had a reason for abusing me like that. I mean cheatin
doing out here, Do
ghtened, probably by my smile but
ea