An Unwanted Guest

by Shari Lapena

Everyone, no matter how busy, needs to recharge once in a while,

It’s almost as if he’s avoiding being with her, as if he doesn’t want to be here at all.

How does a modern marriage survive all the forces that converge to tear it apart?

But one person can’t be responsible for another person’s happiness.

Her own life is far from perfect.

There’s something about exceptionally beautiful women, Lauren has noticed, that makes them think they’re entitled to anything they want.

She’s always had a very acute sense of smell.

there will always be people who don’t believe him. He’s learned that people will believe what they want to believe.

He can understand the impulse to want to kill your wife. To just want to end things, and to be able to move on,

Thoughts are not actions.

The darkness was so absolute that it was disorienting.