What was I thinking when I married some so below me as George Wilson? You know what? I don’t think I was thinking at all. Let me tell you, George Wilson is as dumb as a doornail. He never even suspected that something was going on between Tom and I. People tell horror stories of how they almost settled for marrying someone under their own social status, but those horror stories are actually my life. Mrs. McKee always goes on about how she was so close to settling for a man under her but then was saved by a more worthy man of a higher social status. She is lucky. I wish I was in her shoes. Unfortunately, I married George, which is the main difference between Mrs. McKee’s story and mine. She got her happy ending and I didn’t. I did not have to marry George Wilson. I just believed at that time that he was a true gentleman. I thought that he knew about breeding and would get me places. I want luxury and George cannot provide that for me. I was severely mistaken in marrying George Wilson. People think that I used to be crazy about him, but I think I was just crazy in general to go for a man like him. I was never crazy for George. I was as crazy for George Wilson as I would be for someone I just met. I should have used my head! You should not marry a man who has to borrow somebody else’s suit to be married! All I was thinking was that I wanted to get married and that Wilson was just good enough. I should have thought about my future and how George would not be suitable for me or my lifestyle. If I had thought more about my choices, I could have waited for someone more in my social status like Tom.
You feel a lot when you get slapped. The obvious is the physical pain. The immediate stinging on the region you were hit. When Tom slapped me he broke my nose. Along with the physical pain is the emotional pain. Being slapped by someone you care about causes deep emotional repercussions. Imagine slapping someone for just saying a name. All I said was “Daisy” to Tom and he got so upset he let his emotions take control and Tom decided to hit me. Sure we were both drunk, and the night is still a little hazy, but I still had the right to say her name. When Tom is with me, I want his complete attention. He is not allow to think of his little wife that he left at home. If he even cared about her so much, he wouldn’t be cheating on her with me. I deserve Tom’s love. I said her name to make Tom angry and to see how far I could push his buttons. I think I also said her name because I was angry because she was still such a major part of his life. When Tom slapped me, I felt betrayed and disappoi...
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ReplyDeleteMyrtle,
ReplyDeleteHow can you do this? I married you because I loved you, and I thought you loved me, too. You ruined my life! I still can't believe that the woman I married would toy with my emotions like this. It truly breaks my heart. Yes, I might be a simple man, and I'm a little oblivious sometimes, but if you didn't love me, you should have confronted me instead of having an affair. I thought I could trust you!
George W.