William abandons his wife and daughter to start a new life with his young mistress. But things change years later, and when William least expects things to go wrong, he comes face-to-face with his grown-up daughter.
William and Linda had been married for 20 years, shared a 17-year-old daughter, and had lived a peaceful life in the home Linda inherited from her parents. They even started a beef jerky business a year ago, but it soon stopped making money, so William’s job supported them.
“What is it that you wanted to discuss, William?” Linda broke the silence.
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“I’m seeing someone else, Linda,” William admitted. “I didn’t want us to see this day, but I-I couldn’t help it.”
William hung his head. “I can’t explain it, but I love her,” he said. “She’s young, different, and we just clicked.”
“Do you even hear yourself, William?!” Linda exploded. “We’ve been married for 20 years, we have a daughter, and now—” Linda’s buzzing phone cut her off.
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“Ye-Yes?” she answered, maintaining her composure, but it wasn’t long before she lost her cool. A court representative had called her to inform them their home was about to be seized. They’d taken a loan for the dried meat business and mortgaged their house. William was supposed to repay the debt. She had no idea the installments were past due.
“What’s your excuse for not repaying the loan, William? Are you going to leave me and our daughter on the streets while you live your fantasies with your mistress?” she exploded as she hung up. “They need $80,000! Where are we going to get that money?”
“Linda, I-I…couldn’t save enough for those payments…” William started making excuses, knowing he was to blame for everything. Linda couldn’t stand her slacker husband anymore. “OUT!” she yelled. “Get the hell out of my house!”
The vehicles’ loud honking snapped him to the moment. William stood still at the signal light. He’d been too lost in his thoughts to notice it had gone to red again. William walked out on his wife and daughter six years ago but didn’t live the desired life.
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Instead, he lived miserably and lost his job...
