fable

Chapter 13 - THE MARRIAGE

Grant did not file for divorce the first day.

He wanted facts.

Then he found the text.

PATRICIA to MELISSA:

If the kids are here when Evan comes, we lose everything.

MELISSA:

Then send them over.

PATRICIA:

Ava refuses lately. She knows too much.

That sentence ended the marriage.

Not:

She’s difficult.

Not:

She’s scared.

She knows too much.

A six-year-old described as a problem because she could expose an adult lie.

Grant filed.

Patricia cried.

Then became angry.

Then cried again.

She said:

“I was trying to save our finances.”

Grant answered:

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“You used my kids as furniture you could move when someone knocked.”

Patricia had no reply.

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