I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to… The words felt hollow even as they left my mouth. “I never intended…

It’s fine, she said softly. “Just an accident. I know that no matter how much you hate me, you’d never intentionally hurt me,

The candid look in her eyes made my chest tighten inexplicably.

I sighed, helping the nurse wheel her bed out of the emergency room.

Audrey, how are you feeling?” James rushed forward the moment we emerged, his face full of concern.

“It’s my fault,” he continued, shooting me an angry look. ‘I shouldn’t have gotten you involved in all this…”

“What are you doing?” I frowned, seeing his movements. “It was an accident. Stop trying to cause trouble.”

“Accident?” James stood his ground. His voice rose with barely contained fury. “It was fucking deliberate! You just love bullying her, just like your family!”

I felt my hands clench at my sides, jaw tightening at his presumption. Who was he to judge my family? To stand there playing protector to my wife?

James. Audrey’s voice was barely above a whisper. “Please stop. Get checked out and go home.”

James hesitated for a moment before letting out a resigned sigh. “Fine, Audrey, I’m leaving now. Take care of yourself. Call me if you need anything.”

threatening glare. “If you hurt her again, I won’t

her ward. “If he had stayed

knew it, and that’s why I asked

her. “So you were worried

kept her eyes closed, offering no response to my question,

answer in itself. It made something dark

lined up on her bedside table. Picking up one of

“An old condition that’s been acting up lately. Nothing serious

I couldn’t keep the skepticism from my voice. “And I suppose you

my care when I was in a coma. I remembered her strength then, carrying my much larger frame to the bathroom, her constant chatter filling the silence of my unresponsive state. She had been the picture of

clicked into place. “If

gave me was strange almost pitying. “You’re right. I didn’t

way she’d snatched that medication bottle from me – everything suggested

couldn’t bring myself to dig deeper. Was/it fear holding me back? Or guilt? It was easier to convince myself that yes,

did…

ring

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