Total pages in book: 85
Estimated words: 77663 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 388(@200wpm)___ 311(@250wpm)___ 259(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 77663 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 388(@200wpm)___ 311(@250wpm)___ 259(@300wpm)
The woman back there doesn’t act anything like I remember not to mention her new husband isn’t anything like her idiot ex. But I’ve never run from a challenge and wasn’t about to start now. Maybe he was just acting that way because he knew she was about to show up?
I let myself drift along on that thought and what it could mean for a while, but I was still no closer to getting my car started. I’m not even sure what was wrong with the stupid thing since it’s the one thing I always make sure is in tip-top shape just in case I need to leave in a hurry.
I was surprised when, more than an hour later, the same guy who had thrown me out of Thunder’s office came to help me get it started. He didn’t even look at me or acknowledge me in any way as he did it, but at least I was able to get out of there.
I drove back to that dump with the door barely hanging on, feeling frustrated and out of sorts because yet another plan had fallen through. It seems like after getting together with Dan nothing in my life was going well.
I thought I had it made when we met that things were finally looking up for me. I was far enough away from my past, so there was no danger of running into anyone I knew in my old life. The fact that he was young, soon to be tenured, and was on the fast track to good things was the only reason I had chosen him in the first place because I didn’t have much time to put my plans in motion.
There were plenty of others I could’ve chosen back then, but now it’s too late. I’d made my bed with this asshole who now just sits on the couch drinking in sorrow and lashing out every so often when he’s not crying over his ex-wife, that is.
I don’t even know what happened today, how things went so wrong. I’ve always been able to get what I want, and what I wanted today was Thunder. With him, I could have the life I deserve. All the riches I’ve ever dreamed of would’ve been mine if that bitch hadn’t shown up to spoil things.
I guess since she’d already lost one husband, she stayed on her toes; I bet she never sleeps at night because she’s afraid of the same thing happening to her again. I laughed and slapped the steering wheel as I sped down the highway.
At least her pain will be everlasting, while mine will only last for a few days. My head hurt where she’d pulled on my hair, and I was sure there was a bruise on my stomach where he’d kicked me.
I wish I really could go to the cops, or at the very least sue, but that would only serve to get me arrested if things went too far, so for now, I’ll have to lick my wounds and think of a way to get back at the two of them.
There were other men to be had, and that little town was cute. Maybe I’ll still move there after all and try my luck. There’s no reason I can’t start over here still; I’d done it once before, and it wasn’t as hard as some would like to make you believe.
I still have all my tools for making new IDs, which is one of the only things I got away with when I had to make my escape in the middle of the night. So far, it has served me well, and I thought this would be the last time I’d have to use it.
I thought for sure Thunder would be under my skirt by now and he would’ve been had she not shown up. I’m not about to let that bitch get one over on me, not after I’d so utterly destroyed her once before.
DAN
Good, the bitch isn’t here, so I don’t have to look at her or listen to that screaming brat all day long. I thought she’d be gone by now. There was no more money, only a life insurance policy that only Mom knew about, so Deidre couldn’t get her hands on it by killing me, something I am very sure she’s capable of.
Speaking of which, I need to update the thing when I get a chance. Mom has been hounding me about it for so long that I ended up lying to her that I’d taken care of it, but I hadn’t gotten around to it because it wasn’t important right now, and there was time enough to change it down the line.
I must’ve fallen asleep because the next thing I knew, she was moving around the house, having another one of her fits. I opened my blurry eyes and yelled at her to turn off the light that was hurting my eyes.