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The Grace of Leaving Chapter 9
"Mr. Ferguson, drink some water. You've been sleeping at your desk for a while," she said.Her voice was as soft and gentle as the moonlight outside.Eventually, we ended up together.She never pried into my past, only saying, "I only know the Professor Ferguson of today, and that's all I need."We got married and had a sweet daughter who smiles with her eyes, just like her mom.I thought I had completely moved on from Shirley.That nothing from my past back then remained, not even a tiny scar.Until one snowy evening, 15 years later.Snowflakes drifted down like a thick blanket, trying to cover the whole world.I was cozy in my work car, the heater keeping the chill at bay.My daughter's favorite nursery rhyme was playing on the radio.I was heading to pick up Jennifer from her job and was planning to grab her most-loved pancakes on the way.As I drove, I came upon an underpass.A shadowy figure was huddled at the entrance, barely visible in the dim light.Against the sw
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To get her a job back in the city, I drained every penny we had and sold my blood on the black market three times, almost at the cost of my life.When I gave her the job ticket, all she said was, "Thanks."She did not even crack a smile.Later on, she climbed the ladder and became a factory manager.I got a job at the factory with my own skills, becoming a repairman.However, Shirley only grew more distant.There was a wall between us, one she built herself. I thought hard work would get me over it.Then, I realized she never wanted me to.To her, I was just a rock she stepped on to escape a deep pit.Once stepped on, I was meant to be kicked aside.I put the cloth bundle I always carried on the table and slid it to her."What's this?"She scrunched her face, looking disgusted."Food…for the road."It was the food I packed for her: hard cornbread and water. There was enough for her trip.I stood up and gave her one last look.The face I once dreamed about suddenly looke
The Grace of Leaving Chapter 7
I had made up my mind to leave that place and head somewhere far away.It was a choice I had made on my own.I wanted to get away from all those people and things and start a brand-new life for myself."She's been asking to see you, insisting on one last meeting," the police officer said, looking at me with a hint of pity. "Will you go?"I stopped what I was doing with my hands for a moment.I remembered her in a white dress, smiling at me in the field, and the firm way she wrote the word 'quagmire' in her autobiography as she was dying.We were married once, after all.I nodded. "Yes, I'll go."As I followed the officer through the factory, all the workers looked at me with mixed feelings.They had only recently learned that I, the ordinary repairman, was the lawful husband of their esteemed Ms. Scott.I walked on without showing any emotion, ignoring their stares.…The jail was chilly and damp, with a musty, rusty smell in the air.Sitting across an icy metal table, I f
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They left a big empty space between him and me.The cops were just as stunned as everyone else, but they snapped into action super fast. They grabbed Joshua and held him down tight.Joshua was so freaked out that he could not even talk straight."I didn't do it! I didn't do it! I only went to school in another country!"Max, you can't just make stuff up about someone because you're mad at them!"He was so upset that he was close to tears, and he kept trying to catch Shirley's eye, like he was begging her to help him.Shirley was in a jam herself, but she still tried to stick up for Joshua, yelling at me, "Max, have you lost your mind? If you're upset, yell at me, but don't go accusing innocent people! Joshua has ten times your character!"I laughed and said, sarcastically, "Character?"How can someone who steals and then blames her own husband talk to me about one's character?"Shirley's lips were shaking so much she could not even speak.The proof I had against her was rock-
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The hallway went completely silent.Everyone was shocked by what I had just said.Shirley's face turned as white as a sheet, and she let out a high-pitched yell, saying, "Max, you've lost your mind!"I did not pay her any mind and kept my eyes locked on the two cops. "I've got proof!""Sir, is this for real?" The cops looked dead serious then. That was no small thing, and they were not about to slack off.I nodded hard. "Every word of it."Shirley was freaking out. She tried to shut me up, but a cop blocked her way.I gave her a sideways glance, her face all twisted up, and marched with the cops to Shirley's office.That was where her secret book was hiding.Well, someone was selling off scrap steel from the factory, but it was not me.It was her precious little brother, Walter Scott.Walter was always the smart one, taking the shady paths, until he got tangled in businesses that headed abroad.Some said that all that fancy steel ended up out of the country.As for Shirley
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When Shirley found out I had called the cops on her for stealing money, she totally freaked out and tried to slap me.I caught her wrist before she could. "Give me my money back."Shirley was so mad, she yanked out 500 bucks from her pocket and threw it at my face."That's all there is! Take it or leave it!"Joshua faked being nice, saying, "Max, why would you call the cops on Shirley for something so small?""Be quiet!"Officer, she took more than 60,000 dollars from me!"And I'm going to sue my wife, Shirley, for cheating with Joshua!"The moment I mentioned cheating, Shirley and Joshua went white as ghosts.Getting caught for that would not get anyone killed, but it could wreck one's career and reputation.Shirley totally lost it. She scrambled to open her wallet and shoved a bunch of bills at me."Take it all! Is it really worth all this trouble over some cash?!"Joshua got so scared that he quickly backed away from Shirley.I took the money and counted the cash right
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