My Sweetest Escape

He dropped his keys on the counter and came over to

d. "What'

I said, my

ced the small living room for a moment before stopping. "

thought. The fake

I put the $10,000 in a stock that a guy at work recommended. It

et the silence hang in the air. In my first life, I had burst i

e, I jus

inally. "The m

ming. "I'm so sorry, honey. I was just

itting on the kitchen table. I opened it and r

s it?"

. "I think it was stolen. I went to the diner earlier.

confusion and then to pure rage. He couldn't call me

at cash around with you?

nd!" I cried, turning his own script back on

e had to play along. "It's... it's okay

hen he was flustered. He

to tell you... I loaned my own savings to a friend in ne

d, my voice dev

"Yes. How d

oney is gone. How exactly are we supposed to pay for this wedding, Matthew? Or a p

ce flushed with anger and sha

my back on him. "I'm going

I closed the bedroom door behind me and leaned against it, a grim smil