LOGINI never expected Natalie to fall out of love too.At lunchtime, Natalie sent me a text.[ I’m going with Zachary to look at apartments after work. I might be home late.]As soon as she sent it, a red exclamation mark appeared.Natalie stared at it in disbelief.She checked the screen to make sure she’d sent it to Charles.Why was there an exclamation mark?Had Charles deleted her?That couldn’t be!Natalie sent another message. [I changed my mind. I’ll come straight home after work!]The red exclamation mark appeared again.Now Natalie was starting to panic.She stood and walked over to the floor-to-ceiling window, then called Charles.A recorded voice came through the phone: “We’re sorry. The number you’ve dialed is currently unavailable…”She tried again.The line was still busy.He’d even blocked her number.Only then did Natalie start to panic.Just then, Zachary came in from outside, holding a takeout bag.He saw the stormy look on Natalie’s face and asked cautiously, “Miss Farr,
I stared at the 88% loyalty score above Natalie Farr’s head.I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me.Natalie and I had dated for five years, then been married for five more.Ten years in all.Her loyalty score had stayed at 100% the entire time.Natalie noticed me staring at the top of her head.She smiled and asked, "What are you looking at? You seem fascinated."I snapped out of it and casually said it was nothing.But my chest felt tight and heavy.Our son, Leo, still wore his birthday hat.He held the boxed toy car Natalie bought him, grinning from ear to ear."Dad, look! Mom got me this for my birthday!"I crouched down and stroked his cheek."That’s nice."Leo sat on the rug and started opening the toy box.The loyalty score above his head still read 100%.So, there was nothing wrong with my eyes.Something was wrong with Natalie.It was our son’s birthday.A month ago, Natalie and I agreed to celebrate it together.She promised she would.A week ago, I reminded her again.S







