I was stuck in the hospital for a whole day. Lyle actually treated me like his wife for once, which I was completely unused to. Even though I tried to be petty and pick here and there, he treated my complaining as flirting and let me be.

 

I lost count of the number of times I had sworn at him in my heart. Even my appetite was affected and all I wanted was for Crystal to swoop in and take Lyle away.

 

My prayers didn’t go to waste. At Lyle’s second visit, Crystal walked in all decked out. Her elaborate outfit almost lit up the room as if she were a disco ball.

“Crystal! What are you doing here?” Lyle stood up nervously and put down the apple he was peeling for me.

“I just wanted to visit Yvonne,” Crystal said and she stared at me like she was trying to bore a hole through me. I lay there, letting her stare me down. I even returned her stare with a goofy smile.

before, this smile would have seemed like confirmation that I was small fry to her. However, in this

Crystal’s expression darkened and she walked toward

stifling perfume threatened to choke me and I sneezed. Impatiently, I said, “Ugh, I don’t like that smell.

 

now.

and Lyle did too as he shot up and started running toward her. Before he stepped outside, he turned back

go now, you might really lose her. You can get tickets

 

did you know?” Lyle asked

in the middle of a public park. It pains me to have to bump into that. Cleansing that scene from my brain took

eerie calmness and finally left, but not before he said, “Yvonne, give

come and take this absolute fool

left. I sighed softly, completely at

was acting as if

years, but he could very well just hire

checked my

sending a text after what seemed like hours of

 

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