The Mail Woman

5.

*Winter
THURSDAY

After Clark left Tuesday night he didn't come home. All of Wednesday he was not home. I just couldn't believe that he was really acting like this. I've given up a lot for him.

Today, I had just got off work and I was going to cook something but I needed to go grocery shopping. But I didn't feel like going today so tomar is the day to grocery shop.

Later, I'll just order food to get delivered. I went up to the room, stripped out my work clothes, and hopped in the shower. The hot water touched my body and I let out a sigh. I let my whole body soak in the water before I started bathing. I bathe myself twice before cutting the water off and getting out.

I grabbed my drying-off towel and wrapped it around myself. I just wrapped it around myself to give myself some coverage cuz I like to air dry. I walked to the front room to grab my phone off the couch when I heard a door outside close. I looked out and saw Clark's truck. I moved from the window and went back upstairs. The door opened and he came in. I heard him come upstairs and come into the room door.

"Hey baby..." he said making me look up at him through the mirror

In his hand were flowers, a bottle of my favorite wine, and food from my favorite Chinese restaurant. I got off the end of the bed and grabbed my things out of his hand. He tried to kiss me but I moved my face from him and headed downstairs. I started to cut the stems off the flowers and then sat them in a vase of water. The wine was already cold so I grabbed a wine glass and poured myself a glass. I instantly downed it. I poured another glass as he made it downstairs.

"What's your problem??" He asked

"You..." I said sipping on the wine

"What you mean??" He asked looking confused but I see past that

He is not dumb or slow so he knew what I meant.

I chuckled and sipped more wine. I looked up at him and shook my head.

"It's been a year and it's been the same shit with you. You don't come home and you stay out all night. Then, you come home like everything is supposed to be okay, but it's not. You don't talk to me anymore, you don't spend time with me anymore, you don't see about me anymore, and Clark you don't even touch me anymore. And you expect me to sit here dumbfounded by the shit that you do. I'm not the stupid Bitch that you think I am. I know what you do and you do too. So let's not act stupid..." I said looking at him

"Baby it must be the hormones that got you talking like that. Your period is on so you should lay down..." he said coming closer

"DON'T FUCKING TOUCH ME!!" I yelled at him

His eyes widened.

Tears found their way into my eyes.

"My period is not on. I didn't have sex with you cuz I heard you on the phone with the Bitch. The bitch that you love. The Bitch that you was going to after you put me to sleep..." I said looking into his eyes

He didn't expect any of that to come out of my mouth.

Tears ran down my face as my breathing became uneven.

"How can you do that to me? After all the shit I sacrificed for you. FOR YOU CLARK!! Only for you to go behind my back and have an
affair..." I said

He moved a bit closer and I moved back.

"Was this affair going on before I miscarried??" I asked

"Baby..." he said softly coming closer

"Clark I swear to God. Do not touch me..." I said making him back up
"Was this affair before or after? And I want the truth..."