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.

left, Maureen scrubbed herself time

together just as they were finalizing their divorce, Talk

brought breakfast over, not noticing

mention this last night. I’ve got an apartment

here alone isn’t

head, turning

didn’t want to owe anyone–repaying would

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“No one lives there anyway. Besides, I will

can only stay there for

nobody

odd. After

her to the

was a small

the car, they

he moved on to tell her everything

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

rich experiences, Maureen thought

married Geoffrey, remaining a housewife

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

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

deliberately omitted

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

which pierced his darkness like a light, giving him