He Gifted Her a Home, I Gave Him a Divorce
I had no idea how much time had passed since then, but late one evening, I received a call from Shawn, who was using a new, anonymous number to reach me.
It was our very last exchange, and his voice was choked with tears, sounding utterly pathetic and despairing, while asking, "Where are you, Leslie? I feel so helpless right now, so please come over to keep me company."
I was lying beside Oscar, who stirred and asked me what had happened. I gently patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's nothing, so head back to sleep, Oscar."
I intended to hang up after saying that, but Shawn suddenly interjected, saying, "It turns out I got lied to. Yvonne was already married to a man from her hometown.
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