A Wool Sweater Showed Me His Affair
The magazines on the coffee table were neatly arranged, the shoes by the shoe cabinet were lined up by color, and the kitchen countertop had been wiped spotless.
In the sink, a freshly washed mug sat upturned on the drying rack. It was the one I used every morning for my tea.
Bernard had remembered which one was mine.
I stood there for three seconds, then walked into the bedroom.
On my side of the wardrobe, the space had been cleared out. All his clothes were pushed to the right, as if to say there was still room for me when I came back.
I didn't open the wardrobe. Instead, I went straight to the nightstand, where I gathered the few books and miscellaneous items inside and put them in my bag