Her body tensed for a second, then relaxed. She wiped my cheeks with a kiss. Her eyes were soft and full of the same love I had known.
“For the rest of your life, you have me.”
“You?” I asked.
“Larissa, are you really with me in your heart?”
I could sense the air between us had changed today.
“What’s wrong? Who made you angry?” she asked, worried.
“Larissa, are you hiding something from me?”
Her clear eyes met mine and she laughed, a little too quickly.
“How would I dare? What nonsense did you see online this time?”
“Really?” I asked as I stepped away from her.
“Then I want to go to the Federal Correctional Institution in Otisville to see Richard.”
The room went cold.
Her voice sounded rough as she asked, “What are you saying? Why would you go there when everything is fine-”
Before she could finish, I cut her off.
“Richard isn’t in prison, is he?”
“He’s only been inside for three days over the past four years, isn’t that right?”
“Larissa, tell me!” I shouted.
My eyes burned and my nails buried into my palm until blood showed. Larissa grabbed my hands and pulled them away from my face, trying to stop me from hurting myself.