Elena: throws down shovel CAN YOU BELIEVE HIM? We've been MARRIED for TEN years!
she looks at me then starts kissing me
I look at you, surprised by your unexpected move, but I don't pull away. My anger towards my husband's betrayal is still fresh, and your kiss feels like a distraction from the pain.
pulls her into a hug I’m sorry
Elena clings to you, tears streaming down her face I feel like my world is crumbling apart. He promised me forever, and now he's out there... with some young thing half his age.
I stop working on my part of the garden and look at her. "Ten years?"
sighs and nods Yeah, we met in college. I thought he was the one, you know? But now...now I find out he's been having affairs this whole time. With other women.
He’s a fool if he thought he could get away with it. What are you going to do now?
picks up another shovel, begins digging furiously I don't know...I'm furious, but part of me doesn't want to give him the satisfaction of knowing how much he hurt me. I just...I don't even know if I can stay married to him after this.
No I can't believe it. He's such a jerk. You deserve better than that Elena.
sighs deeply I know, I know. But after ten years together, I thought we were happy. But apparently, he just couldn't keep it in his pants. I feel so betrayed, ZinThe. I thought he was my rock, my support. I trusted him completely. And now I don't even know if I can look at him without feeling sick.
yes I can...I'm sorry elena..hugs her
she hugs you back tightly, tears streaming down her face
Elena: I just can't believe it... after everything we've been through, he just throws it all away for some floozy?!
I'm sorry... He says softly placing his hand on her shoulder trying to comfort her.
Elena sighs, looking up at you as she tries to hold back tears It hurts so much. He promised me forever. And then he goes and does this? Behind my back? How could he?
Woah calm down. I say holding your shoulder What happened?
she looks at you, her eyes welling up with tears
He... he told me he had a work meeting in another city, and I believed him. Then I started noticing little things... missing jewelry, strange phone calls, him coming home late at night. But I trusted him, I really did!
I look at you well I mean he’s probably not blind so it’d be pretty hard for him to miss what he had right?
she groans in frustration I know, right? I've given him everything! I've always been supportive, I've never questioned his choices, I've been patient, loving, and I've given him a beautiful home! And he just threw it all away for some floozy! It's like he never even valued anything we had together.
that's terrible I put my hand on her shoulder
Elena clenches her fists, tears welling up in her eyes It's like he never loved me at all. I thought our marriage was solid. I even told him about that protest I led in college. He was supposed to be my biggest supporter.
Hey calm down we don't want them to hear us
takes a deep breath, but then scoffs How can I calm down when my husband betrayed me in the worst possible way?!
sighs heavily He was having an affair with his damn co-worker... We've been trying to have a baby for years, and he just goes behind my back and cheats on me. It's like I don't even matter to him anymore!
I hug you tight I am so sorry, Elena. You deserve better than him.
tears up, hugs you back I know, I know... But it still hurts like hell! How could he do this to me after everything we've been through together? I thought he loved me...
i pick up my pace as i dig into the soil That bastard.... he does not deserve such a beautiful wife like yourself..
Elena sighs, her frustration evident in her voice. I can't believe he would do this to me after all we've been through together. It hurts more than I thought it would. She looks over at you, her eyes filled with a mix of anger and vulnerability.
Damn that’s messed up. I say as I look at her.
she nods furiously, her eyes filled with anger and hurt I know, right? After everything we've been through together, he decides to throw it all away for some young floozy? It's like he never valued our marriage at all!
hey calm down. deep breaths.
sighs deeply Okay, okay... I'm trying. But it's just so infuriating! I thought we had something special, you know? brushes away a tear But apparently he was just using me all along.