Mummy I got you a new husband

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Annoyed by Karl’s attitude and all that had happened before, I attempted to get Karl’s thoughts out of my head, but I did not have much luck because I could still hear the moans from Karl’s office in my head and I could not seem to get it off my mind, which infuriated me even more.

I tried not to think about it and instead focused on the files Karl had assigned to me. I yawned, and I felt a rumbling in my gut,” I am so hungry.” I mumbled as I turned to check the time. I was so engrossed with work I had forgotten all about lunch.

” 3pm.” I grumbled as I looked at the time, and my thoughts strayed, and I realized I had not picked up the kids from school, and it was far past dismissal time. ” Shit Sophie. Hurry!!” I muttered as I stood up to grab my stuff.

I dashed out of the office in a hurry to pick up the kids, “I hope that Karl did not find out about this.” I mumbled as I stormed out, I knew for sure if Karl found out, that would mean I would not be working with him anymore as he only consented to let me work at the office if it would not interfere with my duty as his alleged wife, and after only one day, I had nearly forgotten about the kids at school.

I raced, and when I arrived at the school, Selene and Davis were already at the entrance, clearly exhausted from waiting.

” I am so sorry, I am late. I hope you did not have to wait too long.” I said as I got down to open the door for them to enter, “Well, I am not surprised; you do not appear to be good at anything.” Davis reacted; his unpleasant responses to me were no longer surprising, so I disregarded him and helped them get into the car.

Selene stared at him, annoyed, but did not answer, and got into the car quietly. I noticed she did not seem particularly bright and when I asked why she was moody, she said it was nothing and insisted she was OK.

We returned home, and I went in to start supper. I decided I was going to prepare something simple that evening as I was already exhausted.

I got some vegetables from the refrigerator and placed them in a bowl to be washed. I turned on the faucet and my mind wandered; thoughts of everything that had happened at work crowded over my mind, making it difficult for me to focus.

I could not get the lady’s face out of my mind, no matter how hard I tried. ” Such a cheap girl.” I whispered while thinking, then felt some wetness on my feet and snapped out of my thoughts, realizing that as I puzzled in my thoughts, the dish was already filled up and overflowing with water.

“No, Sophie.” I cried out, realizing what a mess I had made. “Karl is to blame for everything,” I thought to myself as I turned away from the water and grabbed something to mop up my mess. Besides, if he cared about me, he would not have done what he did, which only infuriated me more.

” Such a selfish jerk,” I hissed, ” he only cares about himself.” I said to no one in particular, If that was not the case he would have thought I would not be comfortable with it and acted right. But no, he did not care and had the effortery to ask if I was OK afterward. ” Can you imagine that?” I questioned myself as I went on to chop the vegetables.

Determined not to let Karl’s actions affect me any longer, I focused on preparing dinner for the kids. But as I chopped the vegetables, my mind was still occupied with the woman I saw there. “Who was she?”I asked, “was she just a colleague or something more?” The questions swirled around in my head, threatening to consume me. It had to be something more for them to be having sex at the office. I finally resolved as I chopped the vegetables.

The thought gnawed at me, but I pushed it aside, refusing to let it consume me. My priority now was being there for Selene, and I was not going to let Karl’s misconduct distract me. ” This was for Selene.”

I said and even though I couldn’t shake off the lingering thoughts of Karl’s disrespectful behavior and the mysterious woman in his office, I made a decision, at that moment – no matter what, I would focus on being there for Selene.

As the aroma of freshly chopped vegetables filled the kitchen and as I tried to get Karl’s thoughts off my mind, my mind wandered to Claire and whether she was really coming back as Davis had said. I decided I was going to deal with one issue at a time and not let assumptions drain me unnecessarily.

” Mummy, why did you not return with Uncle Karl?”Selene, who had walked into the kitchen, asked me. ” He is messing around with another woman.” I muttered to myself after Selene had asked about Karl. I dropped what I was doing and turned to face her. ” Baby, he is still busy at work, I am sure he will be home soon.” I said and turned to continue with the preparation for dinner.

“OK then” she responded as she left the kitchen.

Dinner was ready and served, and the table was awfully quiet, my mind was filled with a lot from the day’s event and everyone seemed to have their own issues. I was not ready to have any discussion about anything, so I ate quietly and headed up to my room after clearing the dishes.

Karl arrived home late that day. “Of course he was with the harlot, he forgot he had a family to be with, his son was there, and he was running about like a hound in the heat. I sighed and went into the bathroom to take a shower.

“The officers were here the other day; why was I not informed?” As I stepped out of the bathroom, he asked me, looking in the mirror.

“Oh, look who came home.”I murmured as I spotted him, and I stared at him for a minute, unsure what he was talking about. “Why is he talking about the police now?” I whispered, concerned, hoping he would not make any trouble. I was certainly not in the mood for any drama. I attempted to disguise my concern and ignored him as I continued to dry my body.

“You heard me Sophie, do not act like you didn’t.” He stated again as he walked to where I was. “Emh, Karl, I guess I was so exhausted and probably forgot; I am dealing with a lot of issues here.” I responded.

“Hmm, Sophie, how could you be so busy to miss such a vital detail? I am not paying you to forget. He spoke as he turned to face me, staring into my eyes. I have a feeling you are hiding something, and I plan to find out.

“What was all of this?” I mumbled, realizing that the robbery that everyone had forgotten was resurfacing just as I was ready to hatch my plans.