Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

Shirley was exhausted. A full day's work had taken its toll.

"Dad, can we not talk about Abner anymore? I'm really, really tired."

"If you want me to drop it, then send the guy back to the countryside. I'm not comfortable with someone like that in my daughter's house."

Ever since Abner had arrived, Shirley had been at constant odds with her parents and her boyfriend, Mark. Now, she was genuinely worn out.

Shirley's silence was interpreted by Mr. Davis as defiance.

"If you don't send him away, I'm calling the cops right now to report a break-in."

Tears instantly welled up in Shirley's eyes. "Dad, can you please not push me? You want me to make up with Mark, right? Fine, I'll meet him, and after graduation, we'll quietly get married. I really don't want to argue with you right now."

Mr. Davis frowned, softened by her tears.

"I'm doing this for your own good," he insisted, a justification many parents use to meddle in their children's lives.

Shirley's eyes stung as she clenched her purse. "I'll listen to you on everything but Abner. Can we just compromise on this? I'll call Mark in a bit."

"Alright, but if Abner does anything harmful, you're sending him away immediately."

nodded, her eyes

his car,

flaws, but his heart is in the right place. You two just need to work things out. Marriage will make your life much easier than if you were on your own. You're upset with me now, but

he got into his car and

stood there, feeling a wave of dizziness wash

barely made it back to her room, collapsing on the couch in the living room and falling asleep without even having

11 PM when

room was dark, but the light from outside revealed Shirley asleep

his tracks, intending to turn on the light but then thought

Instead, he went to

the supermarket to pick up some vegetables. He fumbled with the checkout process, observing others until the cashier waved him over to help

way back

a

of

couple of

everything warm, leaving a note where Shirley would easily see it upon

his hands and returned to his studies

listened, not venturing out until he heard the kitchen door slide open, then returned to his work,