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At 3:16 a.m., my husband texted me: I married Valeria. I’ve been sleeping with her for ten months. You’re boring and pathetic.” I read the message four times, sitting on the living room couch with the TV on mute, blue light washing over my face like something colder than a slap

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wedding photograph hanging in the foyer, lifted it from the wall, and dropped it into the trash.

The glass shattered instantly.

That was when I finally made another cup of coffee.

Not for comfort.

For clarity.

Because something told me the next move was already coming.

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