a short story
A man lies motionless on his side, in his bed. His eyes are wide open and are staring blankly at an alarm clock on the desktop next to him. The clock clicks to 7:00 am, and the man gets up and out of his bed. The man proceeds to get dressed, once done he leaves the room, as he exits he’s glances over at the bed. Where a young woman is sleeping peacefully. He’s stares confused for a mere second then proceeds to leave. As the man closes the door, the woman begins to toss and turn, until she awakes. She glances over at the clock and proceeds to get up and dressed. Then exits the room same as the man.
Home at the mans House-
The man enters the bedroom where there lays another woman sleeping peacefully on her side. The man begins to get undressed. As the man proceeds to slip into the bed with every intention of not steering the woman, we notice the rooms walls are lined with pictures and memorabilia of a family. He glances over at the clock sitting on a chair next to him, it reads, 7:45 am. He proceeds to fall asleep. Moments later the alarm goes off and the woman awakes, and proceeds to awake the man and telling its time to get ready for work.
Home at the woman’s house---
The woman enters her house and closes the door ever so slightingly; she takes a moment and looks around as if she doesn’t recognize this place anymore. She walks over to a counter where she’s picks up a portrait of her family, as she stares at it slightly little tears begin to drop from her eyes. She places the portrait back on the table and proceeds into a bathroom where she closes the door and slides down the back of it crying uncontrolled. She takes a letter out of her purse and begins to read it. She drops the letter, she’s grabs a razor from the top of the sink and begins cutting her wrist, with one fell swoop a beautiful spray of rich red blood splatters almost methodically across the white bathroom.
Letter Reads---
“Dear Tina, this is the last you will hear of me. I am not ashamed of what I have done with you and to you, but you must realize, that I am married and have a family. You of all people should understand this with having a family of your own. What we had will never be any others but ours, I love you with all my heart and will always love you, but we must end this before either one of our family find out, for if they did the consequences would be greater then either of us could imagine. Once again I love you and will always remember you…until that time…goodbye.”
Home at the Mans house later in the day….
The man walks in the door with a huge smile on his face and a bouquet of flowers in his hand. As he walks gracefully up the stairs the sounds of panting are heard faintly. As he makes his way up to the bedroom door and begins to say something. “Honey I got off work early and thought…” But before he could finish his sentence the door creeps open and there on the bed he sees his wife having sex with another man. They don’t even hear or see him come in from the panting and moaning coming from his wife. The man backs out of the door and slightly glides down the stair case; before he leaves he lays the flowers down next to a picture of his wife and himself, sitting next to the front door.
Home at the woman’s house….
The man opens the door and gracefully walks in shouting the woman’s name. The house is quiet and nothing is heard. He makes his way over to the refrigerator and grabs a bottle of water out of it. As he closes the door he notices trickles of blood seeping out from under the bathroom door next to him. He opens the door and it swings open as the wait of the lady’s body is leaning up against. As her body drops lifelessly to the floor, the man goes into shock. Tears begin to pile up in his eyes, but before he can do anything, a low gasp is heard from the woman. Immediately the man grabs a couple of towels and wraps them around her forearms and wrists. He proceeds to pick her up and run ut the door towards the car.
At the hospital….
The man sits alone under a flickering light outside the surgery room. Blood covering his shirt, arms and face he pulls out a cigarette and tries to light it up, but cant and begins to cry silently to him-self. Moments later a doctor comes out and begins to talk to him. The man gives the doctor a hug after a moment and begins to enter the room. Once inside he sees her lying there bandaged up. He approaches her bed and sits down next to her on the side of the bed. Not a word is said, but after a moment she gets up and hugs him tightly, as they embrace nothing but tears are seen coming down both of there faces.
Home at the mans house….
His wife struts down the stairs wearing nothing but a robe, she opens the door and picks up the paper, as she closes the door she notices the flowers next to the picture. She picks them up and takes the card out of them and begins to read it. After a moment she drops the flowers and starts screaming and crying hysterically. The card drops to the ground.
Card the card once read “I love you so much”-your loving husband, but that has been scratched out and it now reads, “I know now, it’s over”
The wife sits there crunched up in the fetal position rocking back and fourth realizing what she had just done. As she is there, the man and the woman are rocking back fourth and each staring at each other eyes knowing that they will make and have a brand new start ahead of them, and nothing will ever take them apart again, because they know they have nothing but love on there side…..until next time…goodbye…
Home at the mans House-
The man enters the bedroom where there lays another woman sleeping peacefully on her side. The man begins to get undressed. As the man proceeds to slip into the bed with every intention of not steering the woman, we notice the rooms walls are lined with pictures and memorabilia of a family. He glances over at the clock sitting on a chair next to him, it reads, 7:45 am. He proceeds to fall asleep. Moments later the alarm goes off and the woman awakes, and proceeds to awake the man and telling its time to get ready for work.
Home at the woman’s house---
The woman enters her house and closes the door ever so slightingly; she takes a moment and looks around as if she doesn’t recognize this place anymore. She walks over to a counter where she’s picks up a portrait of her family, as she stares at it slightly little tears begin to drop from her eyes. She places the portrait back on the table and proceeds into a bathroom where she closes the door and slides down the back of it crying uncontrolled. She takes a letter out of her purse and begins to read it. She drops the letter, she’s grabs a razor from the top of the sink and begins cutting her wrist, with one fell swoop a beautiful spray of rich red blood splatters almost methodically across the white bathroom.
Letter Reads---
“Dear Tina, this is the last you will hear of me. I am not ashamed of what I have done with you and to you, but you must realize, that I am married and have a family. You of all people should understand this with having a family of your own. What we had will never be any others but ours, I love you with all my heart and will always love you, but we must end this before either one of our family find out, for if they did the consequences would be greater then either of us could imagine. Once again I love you and will always remember you…until that time…goodbye.”
Home at the Mans house later in the day….
The man walks in the door with a huge smile on his face and a bouquet of flowers in his hand. As he walks gracefully up the stairs the sounds of panting are heard faintly. As he makes his way up to the bedroom door and begins to say something. “Honey I got off work early and thought…” But before he could finish his sentence the door creeps open and there on the bed he sees his wife having sex with another man. They don’t even hear or see him come in from the panting and moaning coming from his wife. The man backs out of the door and slightly glides down the stair case; before he leaves he lays the flowers down next to a picture of his wife and himself, sitting next to the front door.
Home at the woman’s house….
The man opens the door and gracefully walks in shouting the woman’s name. The house is quiet and nothing is heard. He makes his way over to the refrigerator and grabs a bottle of water out of it. As he closes the door he notices trickles of blood seeping out from under the bathroom door next to him. He opens the door and it swings open as the wait of the lady’s body is leaning up against. As her body drops lifelessly to the floor, the man goes into shock. Tears begin to pile up in his eyes, but before he can do anything, a low gasp is heard from the woman. Immediately the man grabs a couple of towels and wraps them around her forearms and wrists. He proceeds to pick her up and run ut the door towards the car.
At the hospital….
The man sits alone under a flickering light outside the surgery room. Blood covering his shirt, arms and face he pulls out a cigarette and tries to light it up, but cant and begins to cry silently to him-self. Moments later a doctor comes out and begins to talk to him. The man gives the doctor a hug after a moment and begins to enter the room. Once inside he sees her lying there bandaged up. He approaches her bed and sits down next to her on the side of the bed. Not a word is said, but after a moment she gets up and hugs him tightly, as they embrace nothing but tears are seen coming down both of there faces.
Home at the mans house….
His wife struts down the stairs wearing nothing but a robe, she opens the door and picks up the paper, as she closes the door she notices the flowers next to the picture. She picks them up and takes the card out of them and begins to read it. After a moment she drops the flowers and starts screaming and crying hysterically. The card drops to the ground.
Card the card once read “I love you so much”-your loving husband, but that has been scratched out and it now reads, “I know now, it’s over”
The wife sits there crunched up in the fetal position rocking back and fourth realizing what she had just done. As she is there, the man and the woman are rocking back fourth and each staring at each other eyes knowing that they will make and have a brand new start ahead of them, and nothing will ever take them apart again, because they know they have nothing but love on there side…..until next time…goodbye…