By Harem
Date: 9 April 2001
' BETRAYAL '
Can't remember how or why
We started seeing each other again
On those weekends when he was home
on Army leave.
But we did.
When the college fell through
and the job did too.
He said... "So what excuse do you have now?"
I had none.
Clean out of them.
So we married.
With his mother crying
That I wasn't good enough for him.
Words loud enough for everyone to hear
during the ceremony.
We honeymooned in Atlantic City
I was all starry eyed and misty.
We discussed how many kids we would have.
I wanted two boys and two girls
And wanted the two boys first.
Years later, that is exactly what we got.
"Twilight Zone time."
Our first dinner as man and wife.
He flirted with the waitress.
Or was it the other way around.?
I pretended not to notice.
Our first night alone
The honeymoon Suite.
I was in heaven.
I loved him so much.
Falling asleep in the spoon embrace.
*Sigh
I woke suddenly and looked at the clock.
It was 3 am.
I was alone.
Getting up, I checked the bathroom.
Nothing.
Where had he gone ?
Afraid to leave the room
I went back to sleep.
Sleeping fretfully
*sighing and heaving and shaking.
At 8am, I called the desk.
At 9 am, he walked in the door.
Said, he couldn't sleep.
Went out to get something to eat.
Was watching TV at a local bar.
I believed him.
Why shouldn't I.
Years later, he told me the truth.
After I fell asleep that night,
He met with the waitress
Who had slipped him her phone number,
Yes, on our WEDDING NIGHT.
The beginning of many betrayals.
That never surfaced until
after we separated.
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