The Lives We Live

Chapter 26

Reggie hadn't slept since the moment Cheryl left. He kept thinking how could the redhead do this to the family, on the other hand, Cheryl stood in front of her apartment door, not knowing what to do, she took a deep breath and decided to ring the doorbell. Reggie jumped and opened the door to find his wife, he just stared at her, not knowing what to do he let her in and entered the living room. The redhead walked to the other side of the living room and looked at him as he took a sip from his drink. He sat up straight and took a deep breath.

"In all my life I never imagined that I would be in this position. Especially with you Cheryl. I never thought that you'd be capable of doing such a thing." He shook his head. "Can a person live with someone for thirteen years to discover that you don't really know him." He suddenly stood up and stood in front of her. "Who are you? WHO ARE YOU?"

"I-"

"Don't speak, there is no need to reason with me, beside's you are very late to talk about it. I told you don't let me know, tell me, but you stayed quiet. Now you want to talk about what? Look at how you look! Dirty! Instead of spending our night together and coming home together you preferred spending your night.."

"In the hospital!"

"Say it! You were with her! Don't be ashamed of it! Instead of being with your kids you were with her! Why? For what! What is it that you need? When did I ever do to you? Everything you asked for I got it. Since the time we got married, my life was for you, for your kids. I work hard to secure your future, I was always beside you, I never left you, Cheryl! I sacrificed my life for you! I gave up everything for you. That's how you repay me? By going out with someone else?"

Cheryl tried to speak but he would just cut her off quickly. "I'm not done yet! Every time you lied I knew, I allowed you to lie because I didn't want to hear the truth, because it doesn't suit you anymore. I knew and I stayed quiet, I thought it'd pass but I was wrong. I thought I knew you, but I don't. Didn't you consider the years? The love that we used to have? Is she worth it? Is that how much you love her?" He said getting angry at her, he raised his hand to hit her but refrained himself, he just left her and went out of the house. Cheryl broke down sobbing.

Veronica was looking through the hospital window, deep in thought. "Vee," Toni's voice came through. She whipped her head and sat beside her. "They have five minutes to let me out of here,"

"Honey, calm down."

"How do you want me to calm down when she's with him? What if he hurt her? Tell me how do you want me to calm down? I should have gone with her."

"Are you crazy? You would have made it worse Toni!"

"Call them let them get me out of here!" Toni said getting angry.

"Calm down! I just talked to them,"

"Give me my phone,"

"What do you want with your phone?"

"I want to call her!"

"I am one hundred percent sure that you are crazy, you will get her into trouble Toni! When she can, she will call you."

"I can't wait any longer, Veronica! I want to call her! Give me my phone or tell them to let me go! What do you expect me to do? Just sit around and wait and I am the one who put her in this position." The newspaper owner sighed. "I know what to do." She said trying to get up as she removed the IV and oxygen.

Cheryl was on the floor still crying when her phone rang, she looked at it and sighed.

"Hey," She said in a broken voice.

"Baby, where are you?"

"At home,"

"What about him?"