The man has another woman, Ella. A friend told Linda about it. As soon as Roy returned from work, his wife asked him directly:
– Is it true? About Ella?
– I wanted to tell you myself. And now that you know, I’ll leave, – the man replied and went to pack his things.
Linda’s eyes darkened. She fell back on the chair. Twenty years together, side by side, making their way. And now… After a few minutes, regaining consciousness, she went to the bedroom where Roy was packing his things.
– You packed quickly, – she said, – and my daughter and I will take the twists from the cottage in our bags? Let’s go, let’s bring them before you disappear…
When the wife was putting tomatoes, apples and jars in boxes, the husband began to dig up the garden. Linda, having prepared everything for transportation, looked at her husband and took up a shovel herself
– The door to the balcony in the daughter’s room needs to be repaired. So that my daughter would not freeze in winter. I need to put tiles in the bathroom. You removed the old one, but who will put the new one?
The next day, in the morning, he started laying tiles. The man did the repairs early in the morning and in the evening, after work. He did it automatically, and he thought that he loved Ella, Linda, and his daughter
If only he could make it so that he did not divorce his wife and did not leave his mistress… It will not work, Linda is a maximalist. And the wife, preparing dinner for Roy, thought: “I don’t know what kind of hostess this Ella is. And Roy has an ulcer. I have to cook for him. And I didn’t buy him new shoes.” She set the table, called her husband to dinner, and left the house. When she returned, neither Roy nor his things were at home. But his keys were on the table. Evening came, Linda was going to have dinner. The doorbell rang.
– I can’t do this without you and my daughter. It was like cutting a living person… Linda buried her face in her husband’s chest and burst into tears.
