All Chapters of Leave Me, Dear Ex-husband : Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

IsabelleI had been walking for so long, mind blank, my vision blurred with tears. I had no direction in mind but somehow, I found myself in the park. Cold seeped through my buttocks as I collapsed onto a steel bench.My mind reeled with unchecked thoughts but I snapped back to reality at the excited chatter of children playing a few inches away. My eyes glistened as I watched them for a heartbeat, their happiness, a sharp contrast to my emotional turmoil.My mind wandered to the day Jason proposed. It was right here in the park. He knelt, slipping a diamond ring onto my finger and gazing at me with so much passion that I melted. Into his arms. His kiss. His stormy eyes filled with love as he promised forever.Forever. What a cruel joke.My heart shattered into pieces at the memory. My chest felt tight, making it difficult to breathe. I rose too quickly, almost losing my balance, my arms flailing. My cheeks flushed and I looked around but I found no one staring.I started in the direc

Isabelle I knocked on the apartment door. An elderly woman peered out, squinting through glasses perched low on her nose. Her eyes narrowed slightly before she opened the door wider. “Good morning, ma’am,” I said with a smile, stepping in. “Hmph,” she grunted. “You’re…” She glanced at a silver watch that clung to her thin wrist. “You’re three minutes late.” My lips parted slightly in shock. Three minutes? I bowed slightly. “I apologize for my tardiness, ma’am.” She grunted again—maybe this time it meant I was forgiven. She turned at once, expecting me to follow. We passed through a dim passage into a sitting room that looked really archaic. “Start here, young lady” she pointed to a flower vase beside the television. “Don’t break that vase. It costs more than your entire life.” I bit down on my tongue, biting back a retort on impulse. “Understood, ma’am.” I said, instead. She watched me like a hawk as I picked up a rag to begin dusting the vase. “Not like that,” she snappe