But now, I can enjoy it because I get to do something amazing at night, and I’m earning more for our family. It gave me peace of mind, and it’s like a whole new world opened up.”
“That sounds exciting,” Cheryl smiled. Annie arrived in her car right then, and for a while, they all just hugged and stood in silence.
The next morning, they were having breakfast when the doorbell rang.
“I’ll get it,” Cheryl walked to the door and stared through the peephole in shock.
“What are you doing here?” she slipped outside and sneered at Adam, who looked flabbergasted and upset. “Look, I’m sorry we forgot you in the closet, but just leave. We can’t be seen here together.”
“Don’t send me away again, Cheryl!
You told me he was the wrong choice…unless it was all a lie? Were you manipulating me?”
“Shush…they’ll hear you! Okay, let’s meet later.
Give me your address,” she said and calmed down when Adam left. She lied to Frank and Annie that it was a neighbor and went to Adam’s apartment later.
“Getting a divorce is hard and expensive. I’ll pay for the lawyer,” Adam began, not letting Cheryl get a word in.
Cheryl backtracked.
“I love you, Adam. It’s as if I can’t live without you. But Frank is my daughter’s father.”
“Hey, I was just worried… that you wouldn’t pick me again if the divorce were too hard,” he smiled and got closer to her.
“We can get to know your daughter…figure something out.”
”That’s a good idea, baby,” Cheryl touched his face, keeping the charade. Then she suggested they could have wine together and excused herself to the bathroom.
After opening his medicine cabinet, Cheryl immediately spotted a bottle of sleeping pills. Fortunately, the pills were the kind with powder encased in gelatin, so she opened as many as she could, dumping them into his wine and stirring it to dissolve it when he didn’t notice.
They sat on his couch, drinking, and Cheryl sipped, observing him.
They talked for a while until Adam’s words started slurring, and his eyes spun. He fell from the couch, and foam slipped from his mouth, but Cheryl left him alone, deciding not to call 911.
A few days later, Frank and Cheryl booked a trip to their favorite cabin getaway and were at the airport check-in.
”Let me help you with your carry-on,” Frank said and grabbed her stuff with one hand, putting his other on her waist to guide her toward the security area.
An unexpected commotion stopped them as several police officers ran with airport security.
”There she is!” an officer suddenly pointed directly at Cheryl, and all the others swarmed towards them.
“Mrs. Smith, you’re under arrest for attempted murder,” a cop said as he grabbed both her arms to put her in handcuffs.
She didn’t fight, but Frank was frantic as other officers pulled him back. Adam had survived and testified against her, and Cheryl couldn’t escape the consequences of her actions.
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