This Scarred Heart

*Noel's p.o.v.* It was a rainy afternoon when I came back from my business trip. My husband had planned to take me out to dinner that evening. He would always make it his habit to take me to one of the most fanciest restaurants after I came back from a tiring business trip. So I made it my duty to come back a little earlier than I usually do because I wanted to surprise him with the gift I had bought for him. I got two tickets to his favorite football game it wasn't easy to get them but my boss pulled a few strings since our husbands were friends and it'll be like a nice experience for us to go to a game with our husbands. We weren't the most perfect couple, we had our flaws but we were happy with life as it was. We didn't have children, we didn't have stress and I had a stable job at my husband's company. It wasn't entirely strange for me to be working as a deputy branch manager in my own husband's company and people would make comments, but the thing that they don't know is that I really love my job and I have worked so hard to get to where I am today without depending on anybody and without depending on my husband. My husband is the most exquisite husband any girl could ask for. He always cooks, cleans and does the laundry and the dishes, so today I came home early because I wanted to treat him to something special. I bought a bottle of champagne and a box of whiskey chocolates because he loves those. I didn't knock today and just opened the door and walked in. I wanted to surprise him because he would normally greet me while he opened the door for me after I knocked once. I loved the idea of him opening the door and welcoming me in. Because it was still bright out, I told myself that maybe he was still at the company. I checked the time and it was only 4:23 p.m. I closed the door behind me and took off my shoes. 'Maybe he'll be very surprised when he gets back.' ,I mumbled to myself. As I turned from the entry way into the living room I was shocked at the sight before me. There sat my husband on the sofa, but he wasn't alone, he had a pretty girl on his thigh. She was larger in size compared to me. They were kissing and breathing so hard that they hadn't heard me come in. I dropped the gift bag that had the champagne and chocolate in it. I heard the bottle shatter upon impact with the ground but I didn't care, my mind was too focused on what was going on in front of me. When the girl heard the noise, she flinched and then looked up and just stared at me. Then she said, "Oh hello, you must be the woman from the picture." Tears blurred my vision and I started to feel dizzy. I wanted to say something but I couldn't because my throat was hurting. I was trying to make sense of the situation before me, but I couldn't think straight. I heard someone scream and heard the words, blood and nose. Whose nose was bleeding was it my husband's or was it mine? I shakily lifted my hand and touched my nose. I felt something wet and sticky and started to taste something metallic in my mouth. When I looked at my hands I was so shocked that my head spun out of control and everything was black.