65-Not This Time

Anna ended the call and the phone slipped from her nerveless fingers. She wrapped her arms around her self and lost it. Ugly crying was an understatement as her face went red and her eyes rolled with tears and sobs that racked her body until she felt like she would blackout.

“Anna, please stop you’ll hurt yourself,” Bess said softly as she wrapped Anna in a hug. She rocked her friend and met Nathan’s eyes over her shaking shoulders. The worry on her face was more than echoed in his eyes.

“I can’t. I’ve gone through so much to be with him and I find him in bed with Isabel. How could he do this to me?”

Bess pulled back and pushed Anna’s hair back. Anna’s face was pale and tear-stained and her blue eyes looked enormous in her face. “I don’t know hon, Sometimes people make stupid mistakes.”

“This is not a mistake. I have put up with his mother and sister for years and since our anniversary party, it’s been a hundred times worse. These last few months have been misery.”