Hugging her kids goodbye Natasha holds her mother for an extra long time. As her mother steps back Natasha smiles, The bags under her eyes disappearing for a second with the comfort radiant in her mothers face.‘You kids be good now, you hear? Mommy will see you after two weeks. Enjoy the time with Grandma and Grandpa. Be good!’ Rushing around the car one final time Natasha kisses her squirming kids as her parents climb in. Waving as her life rolls down the street on 4 wheels with her four favorite people in the world her shoulders slump. A silent tear crawls over her cheek, hiding the pain she hopes to spare her kids.

Driving up to her modest red brick house Natasha sees her husband is home. The family car is in the driveway, parked diagonally across the whole driveway.

+×Sighing she parks in the street. Closing her eyes she mentally steels herself for what is to come. Opening her door she squares her shoulders. Walking to the door she enters her first field of battle. As the door clicks closed behind her she hears Julian banging cupboard doors in the kitchen. Standing in the doorway of the kitchen she sees Julian frantically going through the grocery cupboard.‘What are you looking for Julian?’ Natasha says working hard to keep her expression neutral. Swinging around Julian fumbles an old can of coffee that he took from the cupboard.

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Sighing she parks in the street. Closing her eyes she mentally steels herself for what is to come. Opening her door she squares her shoulders. Walking to the door she enters her first field of battle. As the door clicks closed behind her she hears Julian banging cupboard doors in the kitchen. Standing in the doorway of the kitchen she sees Julian frantically going through the grocery cupboard.‘What are you looking for Julian?’ Natasha says working hard to keep her expression neutral. Swinging around Julian fumbles an old can of coffee that he took from the cupboard. ‘Nothing, nothing. I just… came for some clothes until you come to your senses.’ Julian says, sneering at the end. For a moment Natasha feels her vision darken before becoming a red tinted haze. ‘You dare! You dare tell me I need to get to my senses while you were out fucking some online skank!’ Natasha says balling her fists as her voices raises an octave with every word. ‘Come now Natasha, you don’t know what-‘ Julian says trying to play the innocent card. ‘Get out! Take your stuff and go! I am done with you! You broke our home Julian, all for some cheap thrills.’ As Julian tries to get another word in Natasha throws her wedding ring at Julian. Shocked by her actions Julian is stupefied as the ring bounces from his cheek. As Julian leaves Natasha sinks to the floor, crying for the love she lost, heartbroken that her love could give her up so easily.