The whisky shone like gold as it swirled the ice in my glass. It had been four hours since the pool. Four hours that began to weigh me down with guilt as every second passed. Oh Helen, what have I done?
The girls had left the house hours ago leaving me in solitude. The darkness in the house curled around me. Not a light was turned on since the sun set. When it happened, I do not know. I know this house. I don't need a light to see where anything is. I know where everything is. Where I could find every mirror. Every family photo. Every tiny reminder of the wife I just betrayed and the wretch I'd become.
My stomach ached. Some would say it was nervous butterflies. It felt like vengeful moths. How I wished I could cry. To shed one tear. Have I really turned into a heartless beast? My face w
