She was still sitting at the table.
She hadn’t moved.
« You’re not even going to ask me to stay? » I said.
Margaret gave me a sad smile.
« No. Because I spent twenty-seven years asking you to notice what you already had. I’m not going to beg you to appreciate it now. »I walked out.
I didn’t look back.
And at the time, I thought I had finally found the courage to live.
I had no idea I was walking straight into a disaster.
Vanessa was waiting for me in the luxury apartment I had rented for us.
The moment I entered, she wrapped her arms around my neck and kissed me.
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