Family Bonds and Court Cases (G)

Claire

I was furious and bitter and hurt and... and sad. He lied to me! Abigail lied to me too!

I knew they couldn't be just friends, they're lovers. I knew the way they looked at each other was off! Couldn't they at least wait until my Mom's buried?

"I hate them both!" I pushed down all the books on my library in anger. How could he do this to me? Is Abigail the reason he left us? So he could be with her? Did he and Mom get divorced? Must be... I mean, Mom wouldn't remarry if they didn't get divorced, right?

But doesn't he care about how I feel? Is Abigail more important to him than James and I? What if they are secretly married and he's just lying to me?

"Then I'll never forgive him!" I said angrily to myself. I felt my nose drip again and I went to the bathroom sink to wash the blood off. I couldn't remember hitting my nose anywhere, so why was it bleeding? It's really strange.