my friend's husband

Connie lay in her hospital bed unmoving . the news of her cancer diagnosis did not hurt as the previous conversation she had overhead between her beloved husband and supposedly best friend. she was in a daze even the nurse who came to administer her medication noticed," It's time for your medication Mrs woods", the nurse told her gently,' just call me Connie please" , she replied weakly. What had happened an hour ago was still fresh in her mind.they thought she was knocked out. That's what the nurse had told them. They had administered sleeping pills to her as she had been in so much pain so to them, she was knocked out . Unknown to them, Connie had been alert since they stepped in the room but for some reason her eyes seemed so heavy she couldn't open them .she had wanted to tell them she was awake when she heard them kissing. Connie thought she was just hallucinating . The drugs seemed to have that effect, but she heard them talking. Kaylee, her childhood bestfriend was telling her husband how much she missed him.and how grateful she was because Connie was out of their way and they could do whatever they wanted without being caught. Her husband, Mat seemed to reaffirm her words by telling her just how much he loved and couldn't wait to take her out . Kaylee had started crying, saying that he should have never married the fat friend. Connie couldn't believe it she had always been on the lean side as long as as she could remember. only after getting that birth control implant did she gain all this weight. when did all this start? she wondered she had always been so trusting, but she could not bring herself to believe that her own kaylee would do this. she was always sweet. very sweet at that . Memories of the nights would call and say he would not be coming home,the missed dates, the forgotten birthdays and anniversaries.crazy how they both were missing at the same time but Connie never questioned it. they had known each other ever since they were kids what could they do behind her back really ? It all made sense now. the lingerie she had found in his car, the lipstick stains on his shirts leave alone the used condoms she found in his pants. she had known he was cheating. she had gone crying to kayleee. kaylee had comforted her promising to help her catch him and his mistress . and now she was the mistress. memories of them stalking his workplace in nightgowns to catch him action made it more painful.she had known she was the mistress all along but decided to waste her time. Connie wanted to laugh .she was really stupid and naive . the signs were all there but she had chose to ignore them.when the pain in her lower abdomen intesfied she took her medicine while the nurse stared at her with pity. She could not imagine this was going to be her life if she did not die in the next few months. The envelope containing her results was placed neatly on the table in her private ward. Matt was rich and, for his image, he was not about to have her in just any hospital, but thinking about it Connie wanted to laugh now. He did not care about her ,he never did she just happened to care so much that it seemed to be enough for both of them. He had not bothered to check the results . when the doctor came in he had just informed them that she had cervical cancer. The two cheaters pretended to be hurt but anyone could see they were smiling .the first plan of their mission had succeeded . they quickly excused themselves, citing busy schedules, but Connie and they had left. the pain's medicines seemed to work perfectly as the pain subsided in minutes. she stared at the ceiling wondering what life held for her. she was barely 26. she did not want to die this young but the more she thought about it, she realized that her fate might be sealed. she stared at the envelope containing her results lying on the table near her bed . she needed to see it and with new-found energy, she stood up to pick it up.