Chapter 41 Stay Away

• TRICIA
• Thankfully, the spot where Donald laid last night, snoring in the hallway, is now empty, maybe he slipped out before dawn, avoiding the fight that he knows is coming. I'm not ready to face him either, the pain of knowing how he was busy enjoying himself with Dr. Olivia and other colleagues is giving me a hard time to forgive him.
• I went to Avala's room to check up on her and prepare her for school, after taking her to school safe, I returned to face the living room, which was a total mess, with the dropping balloons, ribbons that are tangled on the couch, the “Happy Birthday” banner sagging above the doorway.