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I hated the smell of hospitals, so Frank took
If I hadn’t seen his dark side, Frank would
seem like the perfect husband.
He would personally cook for me, memorizing
every food allergy.
And worried about the mental trauma of the
accident, he would massage my feet every
night while I took a bath.
Until the third day, when Frank made up some
excuse about work and left the house early.
I saw the unread text on his phone from
Ashley:
[Honey, Mikey is asking for his dad, I can’t
distract him anymore.]
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Ashley’s kid needed his dad, and Frank
rushed to his side.
My son died on the way to see his dad.
I watched Frank leave, then I went upstairs
and stopped outside his office.
Married for five years, Frank always said he
needed his personal space, so he put a lock
on his office.
I put in Ashley and Mikey’s birthdays and the
door clicked open.
The walls of the room were covered in
pictures of the three of them.
From Ashley’s pregnancy, delivery, and then
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Mikey’s first month, first tooth, first steps.
Frank recorded everything.
But my son’s four years of life couldn’t fill a
single photo album.
Then I opened Frank’s journal.
[May 20th, Ashley said she was going to
surprise me. Even though I knew she was
pregnant, when she held the test out to me, I
cried.]
[January 23, I became a father, and I named
him Mikey.]
[He was so small, holding him in my arms, I
almost wanted to give his mom and him all
my assets.]
[But the doctor told me that Mikey was born
with a congenital heart condition.]
[September 30, I got married for Mikey, but
the bride wasn’t Ashley.]
[Ashley, I will be a good husband and father.]
I almost laughed at those words he wrote,
practically scratching the page, deciding how
much he wanted to.
guess marrying me was so humiliating.
No wonder five years ago, I held out the
pregnancy test, and he was silent.
Like he was doing a chore, he just said:
Thank you.
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When Danny was born, Frank didn’t even hold
him.
The first time he saw him, he told the doctor
to do a full body checkup.
Especially his heart.
Our wedding night was in the dark.
I could only see Frank’s face by the moonlight
from the window.
I thought he was embarrassed back then.
But it’s because he wanted to marry someone
else, he wanted to see a different face.
The diary was all over the place, only talking
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about Ashley and Mikey.
The latest entry was from seven days ago.
[Maybe sage does help me sleep.]
[I had a great sleep and I dreamed of…]
Frank didn’t finish it, and I didn’t care to.
I took pictures of the journal, sent them to my
private investigator, and put it back where it
was.
When I was leaving his office, Frank got
home.
When he saw me coming downstairs, a look
of panic flashed across his face.
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“Why are you going up there? You need to
rest.”
I pushed his arm away.
“I was tired of being in bed.”
Frank stared at me, seeing that I was acting
normal, and relaxed.
Then he held up something he was holding
behind him.
“Honey, I got your favorite treat from Eastern
Delights, I drove just to get it for you.”
I loved Eastern Delights.
But five minutes before, Ashley posted a
picture of the same treat on her Instagram.
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Caption: Someone drove two hours just
because Mikey wanted some.
She used to post similar things.
But I never thought that “someone” would be
my husband.
Where Frank couldn’t see, I liked Ashley’s
post.
Just wait.
As soon as I get all the evidence, I’m done
with Frank.
