“You did that yourself.”
He stammered, argued, and claimed there were misunderstandings. David stayed calm. The HR representative remained silent but alert.
Rick wasn’t fired, but he was demoted.
Quietly.
The company knew how to handle its own.
At home, Rick exploded!
He screamed at me about betrayal and threw all his toys out of the cot. I didn’t engage.
Because I had begun divorce proceedings after David showed me the lies Rick was keeping. I used the documents to strengthen my case against him.
“You’ve made fun of me for years,” I told him. “I just finally listened.”
I moved out two weeks later.
I found a quiet apartment with soft yellow walls and morning sun that poured through the windows. The silence was unfamiliar at first, but peaceful.
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