Time for Me to Go, Time for You to Burn のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 10

Ayla Sanderson's POVWhen Shane Norton brought our son, David Norton, home, I was curled up on the sofa, watching television.In the past, I would have rushed over immediately to get his slippers and kiss David's little face.Today, I did not move."Why didn't you come and kiss me today, Mom?""Ayla, why didn't you bring me my slippers?"I adjusted the volume of the television. "I don't have time."Shane put on his slippers and left David waiting for me to serve him."Ayla, you're not still angry over such a minor thing, are you?"It's Children's Day today, and David suddenly wanted to go to a theme park. You wouldn't have disappointed him, would you? I couldn't handle him on my own, so I asked Ruth to come along. How many times do I have to explain this?"Beside him, David said angrily, "Mom, you're losing your temper for no reason again! Ruthie never looks stern like you do!"Shane ruffled David's hair and looked at me as he asked, "Did you hear that? Even David disapprove

Ayla's POVI always had to take care of David for the entire night, but he never saw how much hard work I put in. He had only met Ruth a few times, but he couldn't stop talking about her. Shane flicked on the overhead lights and looked at David with approval. "Listen to David. Do you think that you're acting like a mother should?"Don't you think you're making a mountain out of a molehill by kicking up such a fuss over Ruth? I told you that there's nothing going on between us. Why can't you understand me?"The person with the higher salary gets to make the decisions at home. You're working at a design institute, but you get paid peanuts. Since you have to rely on me to survive, you have to understand that you're the one who can't leave David and I."I did not want to listen to them judging me again, so I got up to go back to my room. "Everything you say is right."Shane took a deep breath, his voice sounding hoarse. "Ayla, why do you always give me that half-dead attitude when

Ayla's POV"Ayla is always suspicious about something. It's irritating just to look at her."In Shane's social circle, I was just a joke. I was his shrewish wife who wouldn't stop pestering him. I was a stumbling block that was stopping him from pursuing his true love.My fingers suddenly froze, because I saw Shane's reply in the comment section: "If Ruthie is happy, then it's worth it."He followed up the comment with three sun emojis, and it made my eyes sting. Zack piled on more fuel to the fire: "Someone's going to kick up a fuss again. She might pride herself on being the official spouse, but all Ruthie has to do is just say that she likes something!"Zack hadn't mentioned any names, but it was obvious who he was referring to. When I saw this, I exited my social media app without hesitating.I drank a cup of hot milk and fell asleep quickly. When I woke up, I enjoyed being alone, doing whatever I wanted and getting ready for studying abroad. It felt freeing, like I had

Shane's POVThe itinerary had Ayla's name printed on it. It was a one-way flight to Heathcourt Airport in Lonia, Bretia, and it had been printed three months ago.I suddenly began to have difficulty breathing. Three months ago, I had brought Ruth back home for dinner for the first time. Unusually, Ayla had not cooked that night and had said that she was working overtime.At the time, I had said scornfully, "With that lousy job of yours, would working overtime make any difference?"Now that I was looking back on it, I remembered catching a whiff of coffee when Ayla came home that night. She never drank coffee, because she said that it would make her heart race and affect her ability to draw."Dad."David was still sobbing. "Does Mom not want us anymore?""Nonsense!"I pulled my son over roughly, but the moment I touched him, I held back my strength.I crouched down and said in a frighteningly gentle voice, "David, Mom loves you the most, doesn't she? She spent three night

The last message was from two years ago: "Ruth, things between us will end here. Don't contact me from now on."After that was a string of unreplied messages:[2021.Sep.15 23:47]: [What do you mean by this, Shane? Are you going to break things off with me for that frumpy housewife?][2021.Sep.16 08:12]: [Answer the phone! Do you know how much I've sacrificed for you?][2021.Sep.17 14:35]: [Shane! Do you think that Ayla will forgive you? She probably hates you to the core of her being right now!][2021.Oct.01 09:05]: [It's your birthday today. Do you remember how we spent it last year? I'll be waiting for you at our usual spot.] [2022.Jan.01 00:03]: [Happy New Year… I miss you so much.] [2022.Mar.08 15:22]: [I'm going to ask you one last time. Do you want to meet up or not?][2022.May.20 13:14]: [You'll regret this! What on earth do you like about Ayla? She's just a housewife whose life revolves around the kitchen!][2022.Jul.30 22:08]: [Please, just say something to me in