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Essay / The Bride: A Short Story: The Unfaithful Bride - 2592
By the time he got home that night, she was already asleep and their bedroom door was locked, she wasn't about to to sleep in the guest room for a second night. She promised herself that if this ever happened again, she would carry out her plan. A future mother had the right to divorce her husband without reason. Part of her hated herself for it, and part of her was just scared. But she knew it was the only way to free herself from him, that tomorrow she would get pregnant the only way possible. 9 months ago She woke up late so Ryan had already left for work. Taking a quick shower and a light breakfast, she took her fertility pill and set off towards Jack's house on her bike. It was 10:00 so Amy would already be at school, but Jack had a project he was working on for a rebuilt library so he was holed up in his office working on notes and graphs. She parked again near the fallen tree and walked towards the door. She didn't have the courage to knock, so she stood on the pressure plate until Jack saw the colors and opened the door. He was shirtless and still wearing pajama bottoms, there was an electric pen hidden behind his ear and he was looking at her with understanding..