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Tabitha 

I grab the envelope out of my bag and look 

at it. It was Kyle’s handwriting. Parts of me 

wanted to never open the stupid thing, like it 

would give him some kind of one up on me if I 

did. Other parts just wanted to tear the damn 

thing open and spit on his last words to me. I 

think back to that last morning we were together 

and nothing seemed out of place. Kyle got up 

stairs once he was 

after I did and came 

ready to find the breakfast I made for him. 

I did that every morning. I would get up at 

least an hour and a half before him, so that he 

would have a hot breakfast waiting for him once 

he was done. It was one of the things that Kyle 

had said that a loving wife should do for her 

husband. And since Mama had always done that for Daddy I never thought anything different. 

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We sat there and ate breakfast, making 

small talk about our plans for the day. Kyle said 

he had meetings about his current case and may 

be later than normal. When he stood to leave, he 

gave me a kiss on the forehead and left like he 

normally did. Kyle wasn’t one to say I love you a 

lot so, I was the one to always say it. 

“I love you. Be safe!” I called out after him, 

and he raised his hand to let me know he heard 

1. me. 

Nothing was out of the ordinary. Kyle gave 

no signals that he was unhappy that day or that 

it would be the last time I saw him. Then again, I 

also didn’t know he had been cheating on me for 

the last ten years. I must look like the town idiot. 

I have no doubts now that everyone knows about 

1. it. Hell, in this town, they all probably used it for 

their entertainment. Let’s see how stupid Tabitha 

really is today! 

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I might as well open it and get it over with. I 

know that I will eventually read it and I think 

ripping the Band–Aid off and getting it over with 

will be for the best. I open the envelope and pull 

out the paper inside. Before I can even start 

reading it, I’m already hurt. He couldn’t even 

hand–write the letter. He typed it out. Did he 

really think so little of me he couldn’t be 

bothered to write my dear John letter?? 

Tabitha, 

I won’t drag this out, as I know you are 

probably deeply hurt by my leaving you. You may 

or may not already know that I have divorced you 

and married someone else. I know that I did this 

without your consent but, let’s be honest you 

would have never agreed to it. Heather and I 

have been happy these past ten years, and I 

know that you wouldn’t ever understand our 

relationship. You had become accustomed to the 

lifestyle that I provided for you and would have 

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fought to keep it. 

I stopped reading in shock. He thought that I 

was with him for his lifestyle? For the first time 

since his death, I cursed the man I was married 

1. to. Hate begins to bloom in my heart for him. The 

man knew nothing about me if he thought that 

was the reason I was with him. Had Kyle really 

felt that I only wanted what he could provide for 

me? Had he never read the countless letters I 

would write to him, telling him how much I loved 

him? 

Being the good man that I am, I never had it 

in my heart to tell you I didn’t love you. You were 

always around like a lost puppy and I didn’t have 

it in me to kick you away. For years I was teased 

about you clinging to me, but I thought that in 

your own way you were cute. It wasn’t until 

Heather that I learned what love is. I never 

should have married you, but you were so 

insistent that I couldn’t tell you no. I honestly 

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don’t think you would have even listened if I had. 

But now that I have my son to take care of, I can 

no longer watch after you. They are my family and I hope you can respect my wishes. You will 

need to leave the house immediately and take 

only your personal possessions with you. 

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