Two sentences, that’s how much it took to shatter her life. She knew that now as she was gazing down on the cell phone screen that seemed to be intentionally glaring back at her. She had had to read the words several times to suspend her disbelief.
“Have you told your wife about me? When can I see you again?”
Alice was surprised that she didn’t feel anything, not anger or panic or even a hint of pain, as she stood next to the kitchen table with her husband’s phone in her hand. It was as if her whole being had instantly frozen up on the inside, perhaps to protect her from falling apart. But in her min,d there was perfect clarity. She knew that her husband was having an affair.
She had suspected that something was wrong, but not that. Lately,y his demeanor had changed, not a lot, but enou
