451\u2013His Second Wife Is Unhinged\u00a0<\/p>\n
Livia:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know. All I know is that she left for the human city and never returned,\u201d I replied as I took a bite of the steak and closed my eyes to savor the taste.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMm, this is so good,\u201d I added.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My mother stayed silent, but I knew her eyes were on me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTell me, Livia, did it happen again?\u201d she asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her question hit hard. For a second, I thought the gravy had gone down the wrong pipe, and I started to cough. I reached for my wine glass and took a sip, but it did not ease my mother\u2019s tension. She was still watching me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTell me, did it happen again?\u201d she repeated, this time more firmly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMom, I don\u2019t know what you\u2019re talking about,\u201d I whispered as I reached for the vegetables.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLivia, you will not lie to me. I want to know. Did it happen again?\u201d she asked again. Her voice sounded like a warning, and I knew I needed to be honest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I turned to her and took a deep breath.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt did. A few weeks ago,\u201d I replied, and I watched worry spread across her face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry. I told you, I\u2019m fine,\u201d I said as I slowly got up and walked to get a napkin because my mother had forgotten to bring some.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I\u2019m telling you, I\u2019m very cautious. I know what I\u2019m doing whenever I face it,\u201d I whispered as I reached for the file that had slipped out of my bag and I tucked it back into my bag and returned to sit with my mother.\u00a0<\/p>\n
While we were eating, there were a few things I noticed. I kept feeling this itch across my skin, like something was burning deep inside, right under my left arm. This had been happening for a while.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the beginning, it was subtle, especially when I had my first interaction with it. I had not told my it because I knew she would panic, but I guess I had not been careful after all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
mother about\u00a0<\/p>\n
After we finished dinner, I got up and helped my mother with the dishes before we sat down to watch the movie. The whole time, I hid how I was feeling. Something was happening to my body, something that was not supposed to happen since I was living with humans.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll take a leave. I\u2019m too old to be staying awake,\u201d my mother joked as she got up from the couch and walked\u00a0<\/p>\n
away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I nodded and watched her leave while I grabbed the files and started going through them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That was when a call came through my phone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
President\u2019s wife.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I would be lying if I said I did not jump at the caller ID. I scrambled to put the file down and grabbed the phone, lifting it to my ear with the brightest smile, as if she could see me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHello, Mrs. President. I did not expect you to call me. Is everything OK?\u201d I asked, speaking awkwardly because I did not know the proper words or tone to use with her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
45\u2013its Second Wite is Unhinged\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
One\u2013on\u2013one interaction with her was uncomfortable, so being on a call with her felt even worse.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to know what is going on with my husband,\u201d she said sternly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m doing as much as I can,\u201d I replied, but I was cut off by a harsh scoff from her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, no, you\u2019re not. If the previous researcher were here, she would have done a much better job.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her mocking tone made me close my eyes and clench my jaw. I did not want to say it, but her lack of support pushed me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, if she were here, I don\u2019t think you would have been married to him,\u201d I shot back before I could stop myself. Because of a certain reason, her <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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