Laura and Andrew were sitting in the living room. Andrew was showing his wife the pictures from the corporate party. Laura’s gaze was caught by a picture of a young girl.
– And who is this? – she asked her husband.
– A colleague. Andrew didn’t want to show the pictures anymore. He told his wife that he was tired and wanted to sleep. Andrew had been acting strange lately. He came home late and did not want to talk to his wife. Laura suspected that her husband was cheating on her.
There was a knock at the door of their apartment. Laura opened the door and saw the very same coworker.
– And Andrew wasn’t home. – Laura said.
– I came to see you. May I? – The stranger asked.
– Please. And what is your business? – Laura guessed that her husband had slept with her.
– My name is Helen, I’m not just a colleague of your husband’s, but I…
– You’re sleeping with my husband, I get it. And why are you here? – Laura interrupted the girl.
– Yes, I came to…
– To pick up Andrew’s things? So I’ll pack everything up and take it away. I don’t need anything from him. The apartment is mine, so we won’t divide it. He can keep the car, I can’t drive anyway.
Laura got up to get the suitcase.
– No, please, listen to me. – Helen shrieked irritably.
– Go ahead, I’ll get my things together.
– You don’t have to pack anything. Sit down, please, in the back. I wanted to ask you to let my husband go to me. He doesn’t love you. He says he doesn’t want to hurt you. Andrew loves me, do you understand? But because of you, he hasn’t come to see me for three days. He doesn’t even call. And when I call, he hangs up on me. He and I are made for each other, you have to let him go. – Said Hélène.
– Has he ever told you that he loves you? – Laura asked.
– Well, he said he was happy with me. – At a loss, said Ellen.
– Well, he hasn’t. Ellen, you have to go. Let me walk you to the door.
– Will you let him go?
– I’m not going to give you my husband. He loves me, and you’re just a passing fancy. Goodbye, Hélène.
Laura sighed quietly, now she knew that her husband loved only her.
