Chapter 18
NICK
Ethan said something that got me thinking Everything else he said made sense and I regretted it. But didn’t get why he would say ! didn’t take care of my wife’s grandmother. I might have refused to see her because of how ashamed as of facing her after sending Olivia to jail. But I did send money to her card every month.
She should have been taken care of even with Olivia in jail, I never sent Õlivia to jail so I could punish her grandmother. “Ethan, you know me man, do you think I didn’t take care of her grandmother?) sent her money every month for the past two years. I might not have gone to see her, but I did make sure that she had money to live a comfortable life.”
“You sent her money, then why was she buried in an unmarked grave?”
don’t know Ethan, the person who buried her might not have known that she had money in the bank. To be fair, she might not have known herself that she had that kind of money in the bank. Olivia’s grandmother was an old person, and she didn’t have apps to
check on balances
Am sure she only used what she got from her pension and didn’t know that there was more. “When did you find out that she died?” That I was ashamed of, I found out a month after she died, and I
didn’t bother to go check her grave
“That is not important”
“Olivia might not think so. I have work to do Nick and am sure you do too Please leave “I knew he was annoyed when he chased me out.
At least I felt better after talking to him and looking at things in Olivia’s point of view.Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.
I stood and walked to the door. I opened it but before noing out, I turned and asked. “I have been trying to get informati about what happened to my wife while she was in prison. But someone blocked. it, it’s like nothing happened there besides what I know. But what is. on the file and how she looked say different things. Can you help me find out what they are hiding?
He was the best tech guy I knew, Ethan can get through any system and dig out anything he wanted. It didn’t matter how well and secured you think you hid your information, if he wanted it, he was going to get it.
He lifted his head and gave me a funny look. “What is it that you want to know exactly, that she wasn’t happy in prison or maybe that she didn’t come out looking like a model since that place is like: paradise. What exactly do you want to know Nick?”
I knew the place was no paradise, but I have never seen anyone. come out looking the way my wife looked. Something must have. happened or was I trying to find something on the prison to justify sending her to jail or to make myself feel better about what I did.
“You are right, prison is no paradise and expecting to see her different than what she is now is delusional.” I walked out feeling like the world had turned upside down. Everything was wrong. My wife wanted nothing to do with me, my best friend is angry with me. for what I did and my parents too. Even though they didn’t know why I did what I did.
I wasn’t going to tell them well; they love my wife, and I was not about to make them hate her for this. I would rather suffer than let my parents hate my wife. They can blame me for her leaving, at least they can still visit each other and talk.
“Where is the missus now?” I asked Given to keep an e on her, I needed to know she was safe. “She is at her grandmother’s house.” I nodded getting into the car. “Take me there.” I just wanted to make sure she was alright. I wished I could help her get back on her feet, take her to the doctor to check on her and see if everything was fine with her health.
But I couldn’t do any of that, she wanted nothing to do with me.” Stop right here.” We stopped at a distance, but I could see the house. clearly. Curtains were drawn but the gate was open indicating someone was inside.
I wanted to get out of the car and walked in there. To take her by force and send her to the hospital. Demand to know what happened to her. most importantly, I wanted to be close to her, be in the same room or space with her, even if it’s just for five minutes.
I jumped when there was a knock on the window, I was looking at the house I didn’t see that she was coming behind us. She was holding a shopping bag; she must have gone out to the store before we arrived. Given opened the window.
“Are you here to give me the divorce papers?” Now that I was seeing her up close, I saw that she was a different woman. Although she was much thinner than before, her features had becomes much better looking and her eyes were more expressive. My wife couldn’t look me in the eyes long, she would shy away and avert her gaze.
But the woman in front of me, looked me dead in the eyes without blinking and asked me that. “No, I was just passing through.” She gave me a look that broke my heart, there was no emotion when she looked at me. No sadness, no anger, just a blank stare as if she was looking at a stranger.
Even strangers got some emotion from people when they looked at them, confusion, fright, amusement, annoyance. Anything. But I got nothing. “You will let me know when the papers are ready then.” She said then walked away.
I got out of the car and watched her leave, I wanted to call out to her and ask if she was alright. If she needed anything, but I couldn’t, I opened my mouth a couple of times, but nothing came out. In my head though, I did say. “I miss you, my heart.”