The Affair

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Natasha follows her dad. He is getting in the car when he notices her.

"Natasha, what are you doing?"

"I heard everything. How could you do this?" Natasha ask not wanting an answer.

"Nata-" Brad starts but Natasha interrupts.

"You know, I don't even want to know. I can't freaking believe this. Is mom not good enough? Were you not happy?"

"Natasha, I don't know why I did it, ok. I still love you, your sister, and your mom."

"Then why are you leaving?"

"Your mom doesn't want to speak to me."

"This is bullsh*t." Natasha says and starts to walk away.

"NATASHA!!! You will not talk to me like that." Brad says and Natasha just walks inside. She heads upstairs and sees her mom standing around broken picture frames with mascara streaks down her face.

"Mom?"

"Yes?"

"I heard. Are you okay?"

"Yea, go back to bed. Don't tell your sister."

"She's going to see that dad's gone. What do I tell her?"

"You don't know where he is. I'll handle it. Don't worry about us, okay? We're going to be fine. Now, go back to bed, you've got school tomorrow."

"Ok." Natasha says and goes to her room.

Katherine starts picking up the shattered picture frames and is throwing them away. She places the pictures in a drawer. She doesn't want to throw them away because she wants to remember the times her and her family were happy. She wipes her face off and changes into her pajamas. Katherine then goes downstairs and pours her a glass of water and sits at the table. She starts to think about her husband and how he could do this. She then thinks about how she let Renee in her house and began to like her. Katherine ends up throwing her glass of water at the wall and watching in shatter. Soon, she starts to pick up the pieces of glass when she breaks down and slides into a corner and falls asleep there.

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Natasha is walking Natalie to her classroom. Her mom usually does this, but her mom was feeling horrible today. When Natasha woke up, she found her mom curled up in a ball in a corner. When she woke her up, she knew she was crying all night. She took ever mom upstairs and laid her down. Natasha then cooked breakfast for her mom and sister. After that, Natasha went to the bathroom and found a razor and took the razor blade out. She then slide the sharp, new razor across her wrist. She felt the sting and it felt good to her. She cut again. Natasha then cleaned the wounds and went and made her sister's lunch. Natasha dropped Natalie off at school and went to her locker when her bully, Savannah, walked up to her.

"You know. It's pathetic that I knew your dad was cheating before you did."

"How did you know?"

"I saw them kissing a while ago."

"Oh. Please don't say anything."

"Too late. I already sent a picture to everyone in the school." Savannah says and Natasha looks around and sees everyone looking at her. Natasha runs to the bathroom and cries. She brings out the blade and slides it across her wrist three times.