Divorce Anxiety

“You’re mocking me!” Kathleen gasped.

How dare he doubt my intelligence!

“Fine, I’m the foolish one then.” Samuel relented reluctantly.

Kathleen replied smugly, “Rightfully so, too. I’m going to bed. Goodnight.”

“Before I forget, thanks for the medicine. Though they might be one of the most bitter ones I’ve ever tasted,” said Samuel as he fixed his gaze at the back of Kathleen’s willowy figure.

“That was intentional. You’re most welcome.”

Samuel was dumbstruck by her imprudence.

Kathleen continued on her way, leaving behind a resigned Samuel.

“I’ll finish it up regardless!” Samuel called out, sounding like he had been wronged.

A smile tugged on the corner of Kathleen’s cherry red lips as she entered her room and shut the door to her balcony.

Samuel lingered on his balcony till Kathleen’s curtains were drawn.

He had just reached his room when his phone began to ring.

The caller ID displayed was that of Nicolette.

Samuel had lost count of the number of times his phone had been bombarded by her.

He had never picked up any of her calls accept for that first time.

Nevertheless, he had to put a stop to this.

“Do you plain on explaining yourself, Mr. Macari?” Nicolette mocked over the phone.

Samuel couldn’t help his rising feelings of disgust. “I owe you nothing.”

Nicolette curled her lips. “I wonder what Kathleen thinks of you right now. She must be beside herself, blaming you for everything that transpired?”

“Don’t compare her to the likes of yourself.”

Nicolette gritted her teeth. “You’ll never have her!”

“It was you who sent her that fabricated audio recording a year ago,” Samuel uttered harshly.

Nicolette was stunned to hear this but quickly regained her composure. “What are you going to do about it?”

Samuel’s eyes were two endless chasms of swirling wrath. “Enough of your games, Nicolette.”

Nicolette was the reason all along for the rift between him and Kathleen.

“It’s too late, Samuel. Kathleen would never believe that we’ve never slept together before,” Nicolette taunted.

Samuel remained silent.

Who’d actually care about an occasional dalliance or two? Unfortunately for you, you can’t prove your

was ice running through

that Nicolette would exploit him as

Me? Repulsive?

yourself to blame! This wouldn’t have happened

indifferent to Nicolette’s paroxysm

questioned the reason behind it

Tell me!” Nicolette

loved you, and I never will,”

felt as if someone had

all along but had refused to acknowledge the

her, he would have

that she simply wasn’t important

attempted to cling to a string of hope. “You’re saying this because

his gaze toward the

The lights had dimmed.

again. We’re over and done with,” Samuel warned as

into the void that was

her phone tightly till her knuckles turned

still come to this

not love

had never belonged to her, not in

was the point in her pretending to be his

secret of his savior’s

the day after Nicolette’s

was getting into her car when she spotted Samuel headed

a white dress shirt, dark sweater, and suit with peaked lapels that

“Good morning,” Samuel greeted.

this early? It’s only seven o’clock,” Kathleen

toward his car. “Hop on. We’ve got important matters

saying that there are trivial matters too?” Kathleen

bubble, but

Kathleen huffed indignantly.

to stay out for long,”

was engulfed in made her resemble a fluffy furball all the

head to toe. “I’m dressed in more

Jadeborough were not to

in amusement. “Is your heart aching out of

freeze to death for all I

a feral

sight of me.

make it in time after sending me

thought. “Can’t whatever it is be discussed

we discuss this face to face. Besides, I have a flight to

caught off guard

two days