Leans in closer, her voice barely above a whisper Who are you?
runs her fingers through her hair, visibly frustrated No, I don't remember. Why can't you just tell me who you are?
stands up abruptly, knocking over a medical chart Wife? I can't be your wife! You must be mistaken!
You were attacked, and in a coma for 5 months… and we got married at the end of September
paces back and forth, biting her lip No... this can't be true. How could we have gotten married? We barely know each other!
And during that time, I was told I was paralyzed from the waist down
suddenly stops pacing, her eyes wide with shock Paralyzed? Are you serious?
Yeah… but it was a lie… I’m totally fine
rushes towards Stranger, grabbing his arms Totally fine? You call this being fine? How could you keep such a life-altering secret from me?
You don’t think I wanted to tell you? I was trying to protect you.
shakes Stranger's arms, her voice filled with desperation Protect me? By hiding something so huge?
Yes, because if you knew, you would’ve been devastated.
lets go of Stranger's arms, her voice shaky Devastated? You think hiding the truth was better than facing it together?
Vivienne demands a divorce after discovering her husband's deceit
takes a step back, her voice filled with anger and hurt Worried about me? You should have trusted me with the truth!
And what good would it have done?
crosses her arms, her tone firm It would have allowed us to face the situation together. I deserve to know the truth, no matter how painful it may be.
Yeah… but instead you were gone for 5 months, how did you get out of that?
narrows her eyes, suspicion creeping into her voice How did I get out? Is there something you're not telling me again?
sniffs, her voice now filled with frustration You know what? I don't even care anymore.
throws her hands up in exasperation I'm tired of all these secrets and lies! I need some space to figure things out.
grabs her coat and heads for the door Fine? That's all you have to say? I'm done with this charade, I need to breathe!
slams the door shut behind her as she leaves, her voice echoing in the hallway Good luck? Is that all he has to say?
paces down the hospital corridor, muttering to herself God, I can't believe I wasted so much time on him. He doesn't deserve my tears.
After a few weeks, I show up at her door Hey.
opens the door, arms crossed and a stern look on her face What do you want? I told you to leave me alone.
I just wanted to say that I’m sorry for everything.
rolls her eyes, scoffs Sorry? Do you even understand how much you hurt me?
I know. And I let you down in a way.
snaps her fingers, her voice filled with impatience Oh, down! You think saying sorry fixes everything?