Chapter 8 - I Had Received One Envelope
Randall insisted he mailed birthday cards.
I remembered one.
Two years earlier.
Cashier's check inside.
$2,000.
I returned it.
I wrote:
Use this for your future. I have enough.
Randall never received the return envelope.
Avalon did.
She admitted that.
“What did you do with it?”
“Deposited it into the reserve.”
Reasonable.
Then:
“Why didn't you tell Randall?”
“Because he'd call you.”
“And?”
“You'd fight.”
True.
Again.
Reasonable until it wasn't.
That envelope became the blueprint.
Agatha refuses.
Avalon manages.
Randall relaxes.
Everybody remains peaceful.
Until managing turned into deciding.
May you like
Then deciding turned into hiding.
Then hiding turned into ownership.
Related Stories
Chapter 9 - The Notebook Made Avalon Panic
Chapter 10 - I Was the One Who Asked Avalon to Lie First
Chapter 11 - Randall Was Angriest With Me for Twenty Minutes
Chapter 12 - Avalon Finally Stopped Saying “I Was Going to Replace It”
Chapter 13 - Randall Did Not File for Divorce That Week
Chapter 14 - I Left the 161-Square-Foot Apartment
