No Mercy, No Forgiveness

She tried to resist and push Geoffrey away, but to no avail.

It wasn’t until the very end that he finally calmed down.

Outside the window, the first light of dawn filtered through the sky.

As his gaze swept from her bony figure to the glaring red on the sheets, his heart was gripped by indescribable emo-

tions.

A loud smack rang out.

She slapped him across the face with all her might.

The slap, at the same time, shattered all her past fantasies about love.

Fury surged through her, her blood pounding in her ears and drowning out his words. “Get out!” she snapped, cutting him off.

Geoffrey didn’t even know how he managed to walk out of that motel room.

Scenes from last night kept flooding back to him.

Once in the car, he called Wayne. “Find out every man Maureen knows.”

Wayne was a bit dumbfounded.

Geoffrey had been Maureen’s entire world after their marriage. How could she possibly know another man?

***

In the room.

scrubbed herself time

were finalizing their divorce,

Gareth brought breakfast

night. I’ve got an apartment available. You’re welcome to

alone

her head, turning

didn’t want to owe anyone–repaying would be too much

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there anyway. Besides, I will

I can only stay there for

Better than nobody living

as odd. After all, there was plenty of time ahead, wasn’t

drove her to

was a small

car, they

on to tell

abroad after graduating from high school and worked part–time to put himself through college. At twenty, he started his own company.

experiences, Maureen

graduation, she married Geoffrey, remaining a

couldn’t help but look at him in admiration. “That’s so

with your news. I saw you on TV, winning first place in that youth piano competition. And …

omitted some

abroad had gotten off to a rocky start. He’d fallen into bad habits,

pierced his darkness like a light, giving