The Couple in the Cabin

by Daniel Hurst

But I’ve graduated from clothes now and have moved on to other things, possibly more personal to him, or at least I hope so. Like his books, including his favourite, The Lord Of The Rings, a special edition hardback book that he was gifted by his grandparents

and one that he has thumbed through several times over the years.

And of course, I have to go for his record collection, the assortment of music that he has accrued over his lifetime and features all sorts of songs and artists that remind him of some of the happiest moments of his youth.

I’ve thrown away the love of a great woman for the love of a woman who always would have got bored of me in the end.

They’ve broken my heart as well as my ability to trust another human being. That’s not legally a crime, but it should be. If there can be sentences given out for murder or armed robbery, then there should be a term of punishment assigned to relationship betrayals because those can be just

devastating as any act of physical violence that results in bloodshed.