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A once–in–a–century thunderstorm paralyzed the entire city’s traffic.
The movie theater closed. I had no umbrella and couldn’t get a cab. I could only limp towards the street in my heels.
My phone rang. It was Leo calling.
He asked me impatiently,
“Where are you? A married woman out this late and not home yet.”
My silence fueled his annoyance.
“Are you mute, Gigi?”
“I’m at the Panaxes Movie Theater.”
Hearing this, Leo finally remembered our date.
After a few seconds of silence, he said coldly,
“Send me your location. I’m coming over now.”
I didn’t plan to let him pick me up, but someone accidentally bumped
into me.
I fell into the mud. My left ankle swelled up, and I couldn’t walk far.
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One hour and twenty–three minutes after I sent my location.
In the storm, I curled up miserably and checked my messages with him one last time before my phone died.
Leo didn’t come, and there was no message.
Eventually, a kind driver took me to a nearby hotel.
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After checking into the hotel and charging my phone, I habitually
opened Olivia’s Moments.
She had posted a new update half an hour ago.
“Who cares about a power outage? A knight escorted this princess
back to her castle.”
The picture showed her father and Leo enjoying coffee together.
I blocked and deleted Olivia.
After thinking for a moment, I gave Leo the same treatment.
In six years of marriage, no matter how much we argued or gave each
other the silent treatment, I never deleted Leo.
But this time, I was really tired.
The next day was Monday. I went to work from the hotel..
As soon as I got to my desk, my boss gave me a strange look.
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“James just told me you were taking sick leave today.”
Leo was the VP of the company. He personally ordered my leave, so HR didn’t dare to question it.
I smiled and said I wasn’t sick.
During lunch, when I went to the break room to make coffee, Leo unexpectedly showed up.
The man usually worked on the top floor. He had never bothered to come down to see me.
Now, for the first time, he came down, but his expression was cold.
“Do you think staying out all night is fun? Gigi, you know my temper. If this happens again…”
I interrupted him and said dismissively,
“Don’t worry. There won’t be a next time.”
I was about to divorce him.
We would go our separate ways.
There wouldn’t be a next time.
As he looked at my calm profile, he seemed stunned.
He didn’t expect me not to ask where he went last night.
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After I made the coffee, Leo took it. He frowned, took a sip, and found it so bad he dumped it all out.
“Meet me in the parking lot after work today. I’ll take you to dinner.”
I knew this was his way of making up for standing me up yesterday.
I also had something to tell him, so I agreed.
When I got back to my desk, I saw the coffee and snacks from my
coworkers, with a sticky note saying, “Happy Birthday, Gigi.”
I turned away and secretly wiped my eyes several times.
After finishing the treats, I worked until the end of the day and then
went to the parking lot as Leo instructed.
Just as I saw him, the man started the engine and drove straight past
- me.
Leo didn’t even look at me as he drove by.
He just called and said he had an emergency meeting and told me to go to the restaurant and wait for him.
At the restaurant, I sat down and uncharacteristically called the waiter to order my favorite red wine steak.
Leo was always busy. After being with him, I unconsciously got used to waiting.
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My chronic stomach problems were caused by waiting like this day
after day.
