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October 19, 2007

Tanya: Untitled

Theresa pushed the cart past him, scarcely hearing the words as he spoke to her.

“I never meant to hurt you, but she was so beautiful, so exciting, I couldn’t resist.”

She silently reshelved the books, winding her way through the stacks, as he continued trying to explain.

“It was meant to be a one-night thing, but now she’s pregnant, and I can’t just leave her.”

Theresa’s vision blurred, as she thought of their struggle, the years and tears and money they’d spent on doctors, trying to conceive. She barely remembered smashing in his temple with the forty pound dictionary.

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