But it didn’t hurt that much, knowing I only
had three days left.
3
After Jake left, I took down our wedding
photo from the bedroom.
In seven years of marriage, the only thing
Jake and I shared was that stupid photo.
In the picture, Jake had a fake smile on his
face, and he stood far away from me.
The photographer joked with his staff
afterward.
“Is this a wedding shoot? The groom looked
miserable the whole time, and he wouldn’t get
close to the bride. If you don’t want to get
married, don’t!”
It was the only photo of Jake smiling.
But Jake didn’t like it.
I put it up, he took it down, and I put it up
again.
Eventually, he gave up.
I took the photo out of the frame, and Jake’s
voice suddenly came from behind me.
“Isn’t that your favorite photo? You’re really
taking it down?”
I didn’t reply.
I just started taking clothes out of the closet
and putting them in a suitcase.
Jake grabbed my arm.
“Where are you going?”
He sounded scared.
The bandage on my wrist started bleeding
again.
“I’m not in a good mood. I’m going on a trip
with a girlfriend for a few days.”
Г
Jake let go of my arm.
That night, Jake brought his stuff back into.
the bedroom.
I threw his blankets and pillows out.
“Go to your mistress. I don’t want your
attention!”
Jake’s face darkened.
“Liz, stop it, okay? You’re mad because I
haven’t touched you in years? Fine, I’ll give
you what you want!”
He pushed me onto the bed and reached
under my nightgown.
Slap!
“Jake, you’re disgusting! Don’t touch me, you
make me sick!”
His cologne made me dizzy and nauseous.
Jake punched the pillow.
“Liz, you’ll regret this!”
He got up and slammed the door.
Later that night, Jake brought Brittany back.
I was half–asleep, and I could hear him
grunting and Brittany moaning in his study.
The study was right next to the bedroom.
く
He was doing it on purpose, trying to punish
- me.
He never let his women spend the night.
The study door was open.
I stood in the doorway and saw their naked
bodies all tangled up, and I almost threw up.
Jake looked at me.
Seeing my face, he threw a pillow at me.
“Get out!”
I dragged my suitcase to my friend’s house.
In two days, I’d be gone.
Г
It would all be over.
4
I was woken up by my friend shaking me.
“Liz, wake up! You need to see this.”
The top trending topics on Twitter were all
about me, Jake, and Brittany.
#Jake’s Mistress Doing the Dirty in His Study
#Jake’s Wife Flees After Emotional
Breakdown
