That night, when Austin returned home, he saw me sitting in the garden while staring blankly at the dim starry sky. He immediately noticed the half-burned wedding photo at my feet so he asked, "Baby, why are you burning our wedding photo?”
Without looking up even for a second, I replied calmly, “I’m tired of it. I want to make new ones. Can’t I?”
He stared at me for a long time, as if searching my vacant eyes for something. When my eyes remained lifeless as usual, he finally let out a relief breath, walked over and gently pulled me into his arms, then said, "Of course, Baby. You can have anything you want. We can take as many as you like if it makes you happy.
He held my hand tightly and talked with so much sweetness. He said that he would pluck all the stars from the sky for me. Of course, this did not stop him with Ruby.
Leaning against the wall, I listened to their muffled sounds of passion from the next room. Slowly, I poured the milk laced with sleeping pills into a potted plant and continued curling into a corner as I waited for the dawn to come.
Just one more day, Austin. After today, I’ll disappear from your life forever.