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Chapter 6 

Kyle 

My mind can’t wrap itself around what I just 

read. Was I really like that? Did I latch myself 

onto a man that had no love for me? I’m frozen in 

my thoughts and can’t grasp reality. Was I 

delusional to think that when he asked me out or 

asked me to marry him that it was in my head? 

I log into my social media account and look 

back at the video of his proposal. There’s no 

denying that he is the one–on–one knee asking 

me to marry him. The audio proves it’s his voice 

that I hear asking for my hand in marriage. His 

parents are there in the background. So if all of 

this is here for me to see, how did I force this on 

him? 

I remember being surprised that he asked 

me to marry him. He had never let on that he 

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was thinking about marrying me. He had been in 

college and was home on a break. I had gone to 

a local community college to get a two–year 

degree, because my parents weren’t there to 

help me. I had to work a full–time job and go to 

school at night to get that degree. He showed up 

at a community picnic and asked me to marry 

him. I was beyond shocked but also more happy 

than I had ever been. 

I can’t be crazy. I’ve been going to therapy 

for years, trying to learn how to cope with my 

parents‘ death. They died in a car accident that 

couldn’t be explained. The conclusion was that 

my father had a heart attack while driving and 

they were both killed on impact. The trauma of 

all of this made me spend countless hours 

talking with my therapist about every aspect of 

my life. I think she would have told me if I was 

delusional about my life. She has always been 

upfront and honest with me about my condition 

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and there was never any diagnosis other than 

depression and anxiety. 

Whatever Kyle thought was going on was 

whatever he made up himself. The man had 

obviously been lying to me for years and I’m not 

going to let him make me question my sanity. 

The next morning, I headed to Mr. Hendrix. 

There wasn’t anyone at his office when I arrived 

early. I open the door and a bell rings followed by 

his voice calling that he’ll be out in a moment. I 

look around the office and see that nothing has 

changed since I was a child and would visit with 

my parents. 

“Well, look at you! Little Tabitha is all grown 

up!” He says and wraps me in a hug. He and my 

father were always close friends, and it feels like 

I’m seeing a long–lost uncle. “I’m sorry to hear 

about Kyle sugar. Is there anything that I can do 

to help you?” 

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I spent the next hour telling him everything. 

From the divorce to the letter, I leave nothing 

out. Shock is written all over his face, but I can 

tell that he isn’t as shocked as he should be. 

There’s something that Mr. Hendrix isn’t saying. 

“I know there’s something you want to say. 

So please don’t hide it from me.” I say, pleading. 

I’ve had enough damn secrets kept from me. 

“I never trusted that boy. He told me he 

would handle your trust, and I knew something 

was up then.” He says with anger. 

ask. 

“Wait. What trust are you talking about?” I 

“The one your parents left you sugar. You 

have ten million in that thing. I always wondered 

why you never came to me about setting up your 

accounts or getting any of that money.” He looks 

at me, confused. 

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“I don’t know anything about a trust. My 

parents weren’t well off Mr. Hendrix. We always 

had the simplest of lifestyles.” I say. There’s no 

way I could have something like that from them. 

“I told Kyle to bring you to my office after the 

funeral. He came by himself saying you were too 

upset. I told him that there were financial matters 

that we needed to talk about. All I told him is that 

your parents set up something for you just in 

case. He told me he would let you know and 

would handle it for you. I never disclosed how 

much it was, but the sneaky thing was that he 

found out. He once told me that you were 

requesting him to be in charge of it, but I 

wouldn’t let him until I spoke with you. I never 

heard from him again.” 

It feels like my brain can’t process anything. 

Kyle hid all of this from me. My parents left me a 

large sum of money and I had to work multiple 

jobs to take care of myself before I married Kyle. 

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That asshole! 

ask. 

“Why didn’t you just come straight to me?” I 

“He blocked every attempt I made. Plus, you 

looked so happy. I thought you didn’t need the 

money.” He looks at me with shame. He knows 

he could have gotten to me if he tried hard 

enough. 

“Alright. I get that Kyle was blocking you 

from getting to me, but there are other ways you 

could have gotten to me. Because you were so 

kind to me my whole life, I will forgive this. But 

under no circumstances is anyone to know about 

this.” He nods his head in agreement. 

We spend the next hour setting everything 

up for the life insurance policy and my trust. Mr. 

Hendrix will be the only person who will be able 

to contact me once I get myself established 

somewhere new. I leave his office with a new 

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mindset. No more morning over what was. This 

town and all the people in it are going to be in 

the past. And I’m only going to look to the future